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Photograph of students participating in the March on Washington

August 28, 1963; printed 2013

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a group of students participating in the March on Washington, August 28, 1963. The male students are wearing white button down shirts, with dark ties and tie pins, while the female students are…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.123.1.16
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Photograph of Sun-Reporter Political Forum participants and organizers

October 14, 1956

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A black-and-white photograph of the participants and organizers of the San Francisco Sun-Reporter Political Forum held on October 14, 1956. A typewritten caption below the photograph lists the seven people pictured. The photograph and caption are adhered…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.60.1.44
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Photographs and Still Images

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

September 1957

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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.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.57.10.3
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

April 4, 1968

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A black and white photograph of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. taken on April 4, 1968 at the Lorraine Motel, on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. The walkway outside of room 306, where King was staying, is shown on the right side of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.73
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of the Citizenship Education Project motorcade

September 8, 1956

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A black-and-white photograph of the Citizenship Education Project motorcade driving down a San Francisco street. The lead car boasts mounted bullhorns and signs on its doors. The photograph has a staple in the top left corner and a staple and piece of tape…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.60.1.24
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of the King family at Martin Luther King Jr.'s reinternment

January 15, 1970

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This gelatiin silver print depicts a black and white image of the family of Martin Luther King, Jr. at his new grave site at Ebenezer Baptist Church. His father, Martin Luther King, Sr. and mother Alberta are standing on the left. Coretta Scott King is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.37.42.6
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of The Last Poets with Amiri Baraka

1969

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Black-and-white group photograph of Amiri Baraka, American writer of poetry with members of New York-based spoken word group, The Last Poets. From left to right: David Nelson, Gylan Kain, Amiri Baraka, and Felipe Luciano.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.21.5.2
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of The Last Poets with Amiri Baraka

1969

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Black-and-white group photograph of Amiri Baraka, American writer of poetry with members of New York-based spoken word group, The Last Poets. From left to right: David Nelson, Gylan Kain, Amiri Baraka, and Felipe Luciano. The photograph appears to have…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.21.5.3
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of the second anniversary of the Attica Uprising

1973

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Photographic print of the second anniversary of the Attica Uprising. Two men are pictured standing in front of the Attica Correctional Facility building, with a banner behind them reading "[W]E DEMAND: / -DROP THE CHARGES AGAINST THE / ATTICA [BRO]THERS!"…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.58.5
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Photograph of the Young Lords Party and Black Panther Party buttons

1970-1976

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A black and white photograph of an unidentified person wearing a leather jacket and two buttons. The button on the left of the photograph reads: [Free the Panther 21]. It has a graphic of a fist holding a gun. The button on the right of the photograph…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.186.2
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Photograph of the Young Lords Party rally

July 26, 1969

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A black and white photograph of the Young Lords Rally at Tompkins Square Park in 1969. On stage from left to right are Georgie Garcia, Herman Flores, Felipe Luciano, Gabriel Torres, Unknown, Pablo “Yoruba” Guzmán, and Georgie Lemus. Unknown, Tony Rosa,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.186.1
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Photograph of three people in the garden at Rock Rest Tourist Home

1940-1959

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A black-and-white photograph of three people standing by a wooden flower trellis. The two women stand in front of the trellis and the man stands between them, behind the trellis. The women’s bodies are turned towards each other and the man’s body faces…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.54.4
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of three women at the 20th Anniversary March on Washington

August 27, 1983; printed 2013

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of three women participating in the twentieth anniversary of the March on Washington on August 27, 1983. The three women are wearing political tee-shirts supporting a presidential campaign for the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.123.2.1
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of three women during the March on Washington

August 28, 1963; printed 2013

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of three (3) women participating in the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. Depicted in the right foreground of the image is a woman’s smiling face in profile. She is looking to the left edge of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.123.1.8
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gelatin silver prints

Photograph of three women sitting on a bench during the March on Washington

August 28, 1963; printed 2013

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of three (3) women seated on a bench by the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool during the March on Washington, August 28, 1963. The people are seated with their backs to the viewer on the right side of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.123.1.26
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Photograph of two boys handing out newspapers during the March on Washington

August 28, 1963; printed 2013

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of two (2) boys handing out newspapers during the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. Both boys are holding copies of the Washington Afro-American with the headline [They’re Pouring / In From All…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.123.1.6
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of two men and a woman at the March on Washington

August 28, 1963; printed 2013

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a two (2) men and a woman participating in the March on Washington, August 28, 1963. One man is depicted in profile on the left side of the image facing the left side of the image. He is wearing a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.123.1.35
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of two men at the 20th Anniversary March on Washington

August 27, 1983; printed 2013

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of two (2) men participating in the twentieth anniversary of the March on Washington, August 27, 1983. The man in the foreground is reclining in the grass on his back supported by his elbows with his…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.123.2.16
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of two men participating in the March on Washington

August 28, 1963; printed 2013

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a two (2) men participating in the March on Washington, August 28, 1963. One man’s face is depicted in profile on the right side of the image facing the left side of the image. He is wearing a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.123.1.34
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Photograph of two participants at the 20th Anniversary March on Washington

August 27, 1983; printed 2013

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of two men standing in front of a large banner during the twentieth anniversary of the March on Washington, August 27, 1983. The man in the left foreground is depicted wearing a dark suit, white…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.123.2.24
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Photograph of Vice President Nixon greeting supporters from car

October 1960

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A black and white photograph of then Vice President Nixon and Pat Nixon seated in the back seat of a car decorated with tri-colored ribbons and Nixon-themed posters. To the left of the frame are three visible members of the crowd, two young boys and an…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.302.15
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of volunteers returning from voter registration centers

1956

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A black-and-white photograph of twelve (12) volunteers and council members recently returned from voter registration centers. They hold signs for the Youth Conservation Department (Junior Council) and the National Council of Negro Women. There is a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.60.1.28
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gelatin silver prints

Photograph of Warren County Court House

early 20th century

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A black-and-white photograph of the Warren County Court House with several trees. On the back of the photograph is a number written in pencil [268].

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.36.52.2
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Wellington and Wilma Webb walking in a parade

ca. 1995; printed 2013

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Color photograph featuring Wellington Webb and his wife walking in a parade, waving at spectators. Webb is featured center in the image walking in front of a line of people. The line of people hold a large blue banner with white text…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.46.9
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