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 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."

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