Photograph by:

James H. Karales, American, 1930 - 2002  Search this

Created by:

Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American  Search this

Subject of:

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s  Search this

Morehouse College, American, founded 1867  Search this

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this

Medium:

digital

Dimensions:

H x W: 3140 pixels × 3984 pixels

File size: 11.99 MB

Type:

digital images

digital media - born analog

Place captured:

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1960

Description:

A black-and-white digital image of a man holding a woman by her hair. The woman, on the left of the image, is facing away from the viewer and has her right arm raised behind her. Her palm is shown completely to the viewer with her fingers bent. She is wearing a patterned garment. The man on the right is shown in profile facing the woman on the left. His right arm is raised and grabbing the woman's hair. He is wearing a light colored t-shirt with a collar.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Education  Search this

HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this

Photography  Search this

Political organizations  Search this

Resistance  Search this

U.S. History, 1953-1961  Search this

Violence  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales

Object number:

2015.129.5

Restrictions & Rights:

© Estate of James Karales

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5df92eb0f-5c28-4c74-8020-1a0e9a6aae5f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.129.5