Object Details
Photograph by
Ronald R. Hanna, American, born 1952
Subject of
Rev. Jesse Jackson, American, born 1941
Unidentified Man or Men
Description
A color photograph depicting Jesse Jackson at a protest outside of the White House in 1975. Jackson is depicted walking down a city street with a large crowd of people. Wearing a long dark brown coat over a lighter brown sweater, light colored shirt and brown tie, he carries a handwritten sign that reads "JOBS / NOT / BOMBS." He is flanked on either side by men also carrying handwritten signs; the man to his left holds a sign that reads "JOBS / NOT / BOMB..." The man on Jesse Jackson's left has linked his arm through Mr. Jackson's. He holds a handwritten sign that reads "JOBS / PEACE /..REEDOM." Behind them is a crowd of people holding signs and placards, including a red peace sign with yellow letters that read "PEACE" and a sign below that reads "with Jesse Jackson." On the back is an inscription and a Ronald R. Hanna stamp.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ronald R. Hanna
Date
January 15, 1975
Object number
2015.270.1
Restrictions & Rights
© Ronald R. Hanna
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
color photographs
portraits
Medium
ink on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 13 3/4 × 10 15/16 in. (34.9 × 27.8 cm)
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Anti-war movements
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Activism
Civil Rights
Labor
Local and regional
Politics
U.S. History, 1969-2001
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.270.1