Object Details
Photograph by
Laura Jones, Canadian American, born 1948
Subject of
Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), American, ca. 1955
Description
A black and white image of people in water.
On Solidarity Day at Resurrection City, a crowd is in the Reflecting Pool with their clothes on. In the foreground on the proper left side there is a woman in a black and white pinstripe collared tank top with matching pants. She is holding sunglasses in her right hand. There is a little boy standing next to her. He is turned to the proper left side and he is wearing a dark shirt with a white sleeve stripe and plaid pants. He is holding a sign with a wooden handle in his right hand. The sign is white with black text in different fonts. It reads [UAW SUPPORTS / JOBS / EDUCATION / HOUSING / MEDICAL CARE / GUARANTEED INCOME / FOR EVERY AMERICAN].
There are more people in the water in the background. There is also a crowd of people on the sidewalks in front of some trees.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Laura Jones
Date
June 19, 1968
Object number
2017.90.2
Restrictions & Rights
© Laura Jones
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: 7629 pixels × 5070 pixels
File size: 33.59 MB
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
African American - Latinx Solidarity
Poor People's Campaign
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Activism
Civil Rights
Education
Health
Housing
Justice
Labor
Local and regional
Medicine
Politics
Poverty
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2017.90.2