Photograph of Terrence Roberts and soldiers at Little Rock Central High School

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Object Details

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Terrence Roberts, American, born 1941

Little Rock Central High School, American, founded 1927

Description

A black-and-white photograph of a group of armed United States military personnel in light-colored uniforms facing a young man, Terrence Roberts, wearing a horizontal striped shirt and dark slacks. The young man has a pencil tucked behind his left ear.

Credit Line

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

Date

September 1957

Object number

2011.57.10.3

Restrictions & Rights

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

Type

gelatin silver prints

Medium

photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Sheet): 8 3/16 × 10 1/16 in. (20.8 × 25.6 cm)

H x W (Image): 7 11/16 × 9 1/2 in. (19.5 × 24.1 cm)

Place depicted

Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, 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

Civil Rights Movement

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Civil Rights

Education

Law

Military

Photography

Segregation

U.S. History, 1953-1961

Youth

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5953b215b-35cb-4d53-a632-d935d149eb05

Record ID

nmaahc_2011.57.10.3