Ministers' March

Object Details

Photograph by

Laura Jones, Canadian American, born 1948

Subject of

Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990

Mel Thom, born 1938

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Description

A black and white digital image of a crowd marching.

Ralph Abernathy and Mel Thom march with a crowd. The Washington Monument is in the background. The person on the far proper right side is wearing sunglasses, a white collared shirt, and a coat. They're holding hands with a priest. The priest is wearing a black short sleeve shirt and pants, a white religious collar, a chain with a crucifix, and a pinback button. His mouth is open and his proper left arm is bent. He is wearing a watch and a ring. His left arm is linked with Mel Thom, the man next to him. The man is wearing a plaid button down shirt and pants. He is wearing a bracelet on his proper left wrist. His left arm is linked with the right arm of Reverend Ralph D. Abernathy. Rev. Abernathy is wearing a short sleeve collared button down with vertical stripes, pants, and a jacket tied around his waist. He has a mustache and is holding sheets of paper in his hands. He is w earing a ring on his proper left hand. There is a woman on his proper left side. She is wearing a plaid button down dress with a belt, a brimmed hat, and several pinback buttons. She is holding onto Rev. Abernathy with her right hand and her proper left hand is across her stomach. The woman on her proper left side is linking arms with her. The woman is wearing a sweater, a pleated skirt, earrings, a necklace with a peace sign, and a pinback button. She has a white towel draped over her proper left shoulder.

Many of the people have their mouths open and they appear to be chanting something during their march.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Laura Jones

1968

Object number

2017.90.5

Restrictions & Rights

© Laura Jones

Type

digital images

digital media - born analog

Medium

digital

Dimensions

H x W: 4988 pixels × 7559 pixels (4988 × 7559 cm)

Place depicted

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

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Movement

African American - Latinx Solidarity

Poor People's Campaign

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Activism

Civil Rights

Justice

Local and regional

Politics

Poverty

Religion

U.S. History, 1961-1969

Record ID

nmaahc_2017.90.5

Metadata Usage (text)

Usage conditions apply

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ca67869f-16fe-4461-9831-67c4b45f265d