Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign

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This color slide depicts a family of six sitting outside a row of A frame shelters in Resurrection City. The shelters have coverings of white and blue striped plastic sheeting. Seated on the ground on the left side of the image is a woman wearing a dark shirt, light pants, and a dark scarf over her hair. Seated on her lap is a little boy in a red and blue striped pants and dark pants. Next to the woman is a little girl kneeling on the ground wearing a white turtleneck and pink shorts. She has an African mask pendant around her neck. On the girl's other side is a boy kneeling on one knee, wearing white shirt and grey pants. In front of him squats a man in a yellow short sleeve sweater and khaki pants.

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