Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This photographic slide depicts three women with newspapers standing at the entrance to an A frame shelter in Resurrection City. One woman, standing in profile to the viewer, wears a grey long sleeve top and dark pants. She holds an open umbrella and a folded newspaper. She faces another woman standing inside the shelter, wearing in a patterned button down shirt. Next to her is a woman in a yellow shirt. Facing slightly away from the viewer, she gazes down at an open newspaper. The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp./ new york."

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