School Boycott, Woman with "Freedom Now" button

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.

A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a woman, from her shoulders up at the 1964 New York City School Boycott. The background is out of focus, with a visible person on the left. The woman has a straightened fringe and is starting directly at the camera, smiling. She is wearing a light color coat with a collar. On the collar is a horizontally two-color button with [FREEDOM / NOW / CORE]. There are no inscriptions on the front of the print. The back of the prints has the photographer’s stamp, signature, and a numerical inscription.

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