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Joyce Ladner Describes Arrest

October 24, 1963; printed 2021

Tougaloo, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States

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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.

A black-and-white inkjet print photograph of Joyce Ladner by Matt Heron. Ladner is leaning forward on a podium or table with her hands clasped together as she’s looking upward and off to the right. She is wearing dark overalls and a lighter colored shirt. A microphone is in front of her to the left. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.

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Catalog reference: 2022.88

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