Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign

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Object Details

Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Unidentified Man or Men

Unidentified Woman or Women

Black Star, American, founded 1935

Created by

Rogers Color Laboratory Corp., American, 1964 - 1996

Caption

This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.

Description

This color slide depicts a crowd of men and women surrounding an open door at the back of a bus. Only the end of the blue and white bus is visible. A figure can be seen inside through the open door, holding a box. The men and women on the left side of the crowd stand facing the open door. The crowd on the right hand side face away from the bus. Most of the individuals carry bags and bundles in their arms. In the center a woman in a red sweater and carrying a black umbrella looks back over her shoulder at the viewer.The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp. / new york."

Credit Line

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

Date

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

Object number

2015.245.256

Restrictions & Rights

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Type

color slides

Medium

reversal film and cardboard

Dimensions

H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Place depicted

National Mall, 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

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

Housing

Local and regional

Photography

Politics

Poverty

Transportation

Travel

U.S. History, 1961-1969

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd573d288fe-49db-4407-9eb2-599da896b07e

Record ID

nmaahc_2015.245.256