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Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

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 transparency depicts a man seated at the entrance to an A frame shelter. Wearing a green tee shirt, blue pants and black boots, he sits on a chair and rests his elbows on his knees. Part of the entrance is covered with a tarp. Within the shelter is a folding cot with blankets. Trees are visible in the background.

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Catalog reference: 2015.245.278

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