Object Details
Photograph by
Jill Freedman, American, born 1939
Subject of
Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
Unidentified Man or Men
Description
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of six men standing and looking towards the camera. Several of the men to the left of frame hold a sign that reads [Bridgeton N. J. / Want more better / housing]. The man third from the right wears a striped shirt and two pinback buttons, one with the image of JFK and the other reading [POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN / PUERTORRIQUEÑOS MARCHAN and carries the Puerto Rican flag in his pocket. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1968; printed September 2017
Object number
2017.81.15
Restrictions & Rights
© Jill Freedman
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 8 5/8 × 12 15/16 in. (21.9 × 32.9 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.7 × 35.5 cm)
Place captured
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
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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
Topic
African American
Activism
Agriculture
Black geographies
Housing
Labor
Local and regional
Migrations
Politics
Poverty
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2017.81.15