Photograph by:

Jill Freedman, American, born 1939  Search this

Subject of:

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968  Search this

Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this

Unidentified Child or Children  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Image): 8 7/16 × 12 15/16 in. (21.5 × 32.9 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.7 × 35.5 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted:

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1968; printed September 2017

Description:

A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of women marching in the street. The women walk with their hands on the shoulders of the person in front of them. Some of the marchers are barefoot and many of them are smiling. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Black geographies  Search this

Local and regional  Search this

Politics  Search this

Poverty  Search this

Race relations  Search this

U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2017.81.8

Restrictions & Rights:

© Jill Freedman

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

Portfolio/Series:

Resurrection City

Classification:

Photographs and Still Images

Movement:

African American - Latinx Solidarity

Poor People's Campaign

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54e022a87-3247-4b44-8f8f-589ce50e26c6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.81.8