Hosea Williams & Lou Rawls - Resurrection City, Wash., D.C. - 1968
Object Details
- Date
- May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
- Subject of
- Hosea Lorenzo Williams, American, 1926 - 2000
- Lou Rawls, American, 1933 - 2006
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Description
- This image depicts Hosea Williams and Lou Rawls on a small wooden outdoor stage in Resurrection City with a group of other individuals. Hosea Williams stands in front of the small crowd on stage. Wearing a dark jumpsuit, he holds a microphone in his left hand and gestures with his right. Taken from below, this angle gives him a monumental aspect. Behind him is a group of people, including Lou Rawls, wearing a dark patterned short sleeve shirt, dark pants, a large pendant on a chain, and sunglasses. The surrounding people include one woman, in a light colored sweater and pants. Next to her is a man in a bright pattered shirt, light pants, and a light colored hat. On Rawls' other side are two men in dark clothes, one in front wearing a jacket, one in the rear wearing a hat. Visible on the extreme right are three other figures, the man in front dressed in black with a large pendant on a chain. One man behind him is dressed in dark colors, with a hat; the other wears a white tee-shirt and dark pants. Crowds of people and trees can be seen in the background.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Black geographies
- Civil Rights
- Communities
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Resistance
- Social reform
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- Resurrection City
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.116.45
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4714 pixels × 5210 pixels, 46.85 MB
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.116.45
This image depicts Hosea Williams and Lou Rawls on a small wooden outdoor stage in Resurrection City with a group of other individuals. Hosea Williams stands in front of the small crowd on stage. Wearing a dark jumpsuit, he holds a microphone in his left hand and gestures with his right. Taken from below, this angle gives him a monumental aspect. Behind him is a group of people, including Lou Rawls, wearing a dark patterned short sleeve shirt, dark pants, a large pendant on a chain, and sunglasses. The surrounding people include one woman, in a light colored sweater and pants. Next to her is a man in a bright pattered shirt, light pants, and a light colored hat. On Rawls' other side are two men in dark clothes, one in front wearing a jacket, one in the rear wearing a hat. Visible on the extreme right are three other figures, the man in front dressed in black with a large pendant on a chain. One man behind him is dressed in dark colors, with a hat; the other wears a white tee-shirt and dark pants. Crowds of people and trees can be seen in the background. H x W: 4714 pixels × 5210 pixels, 46.85 MB