Mule Train leaves for Washington, Poor People's March, Marks, MS
Object Details
- Created by
- Dr. Ernest C. Withers, American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Description
- In this black-and-white photograph, a covered wagon has "I HAVE A DREAM" written on the canvas. Around it are several African American men wearing shirts that declare "MARSHAL" on the sleeves.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- May 1968
- Object number
- 2009.16.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 16 × 19 13/16 in. (40.6 × 50.3 cm)
- Place depicted
- Marks, Quitman County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Photography
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2009.16.10
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5070e4941-038a-4049-b071-9fae357fff9d
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