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Hosea Williams & Lou Rawls - Resurrection City, Wash., D.C. - 1968

African American Museum

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Object Details

Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021

Subject of

Hosea Lorenzo Williams, American, 1926 - 2000
Lou Rawls, American, 1933 - 2006
Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Description

This image depicts Hosea Williams and Lou Rawls on a small wooden outdoor stage in Resurrection City with a group of other individuals. Hosea Williams stands in front of the small crowd on stage. Wearing a dark jumpsuit, he holds a microphone in his left hand and gestures with his right. Taken from below, this angle gives him a monumental aspect. Behind him is a group of people, including Lou Rawls, wearing a dark patterned short sleeve shirt, dark pants, a large pendant on a chain, and sunglasses. The surrounding people include one woman, in a light colored sweater and pants. Next to her is a man in a bright pattered shirt, light pants, and a light colored hat. On Rawls' other side are two men in dark clothes, one in front wearing a jacket, one in the rear wearing a hat. Visible on the extreme right are three other figures, the man in front dressed in black with a large pendant on a chain. One man behind him is dressed in dark colors, with a hat; the other wears a white tee-shirt and dark pants. Crowds of people and trees can be seen in the background.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston

Date

May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968

Object number

2014.116.45

Restrictions & Rights

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

Type

digital images
digital media - born analog

Medium

digital

Dimensions

H x W: 4714 pixels × 5210 pixels, 46.85 MB

Place depicted

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

See more items in

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Portfolio/Series

Resurrection City

Classification

Photographs and Still Images

Movement

Civil Rights Movement
African American - Latinx Solidarity
Poor People's Campaign

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American
Activism
Black geographies
Civil Rights
Communities
Local and regional
Photography
Resistance
Social reform

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ff6fff8a-aca2-4477-b073-a89b57497279

Record ID

nmaahc_2014.116.45

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