Title Work

Title No: 6929

Title: Rev. Ralph Abernathy building a structure in Resurrection City during the Poor People's Campaign, 1968

Medium: Documentation

Original Medium: Photograph

Date: c13 May  1968 (Created)

Rev. Ralph Abernathy, dressed in denim work clothes, drives a plank into the ground while another man holds it. Others stand around Abernathy and the other man, many are smiling. There are 10 persons visible in the photograph, including Abernathy.

Countries of Origin: U.S.A.

Forms: Snapshots

Subjects: Demonstrations; African Americans--Suffrage--History--20th century; Washington (D.C.); Poor People's Campaign; Poverty--United States; Race relations--United States--History; African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.

Name As Subjects: Abernathy, Ralph

The item is credited to Robert Houston and Black Star.

Internet link:
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