Crowd wading in the Reflection Pool
Object Details
- Date
- June 19, 1968
- Photograph by
- Laura Jones, Canadian American, born 1948
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Description
- A black and white digital image of people in the Reflecting Pool on Solidarity Day at Resurrection City.
- Men, women, and children are wading in the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial. The crowd is walking and running towards the foreground. There are trees in the background along with more people standing and sitting on the Lincoln Memorial. People in the crowd are holding signs and banners with slogans such as [AMERICA! / Why Not / NOW?], [(?) / (?) / end / hunger / in / America], and even a sign that was ripped off of a pole which reads [NO / SWIMMING / OR / WADING / U.S. PARKS SERVICE]. Some of the people are also wearing pinback buttons on their shirts.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil Rights
- Justice
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Poverty
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- 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 Laura Jones
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.90.6
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Laura Jones
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5082 pixels × 7593 pixels
- File size: 34.57 MB
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2017.90.6
A black and white digital image of people in the Reflecting Pool on Solidarity Day at Resurrection City.
Men, women, and children are wading in the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial. The crowd is walking and running towards the foreground. There are trees in the background along with more people standing and sitting on the Lincoln Memorial. People in the crowd are holding signs and banners with slogans such as [AMERICA! / Why Not / NOW?], [(?) / (?) / end / hunger / in / America], and even a sign that was ripped off of a pole which reads [NO / SWIMMING / OR / WADING / U.S. PARKS SERVICE]. Some of the people are also wearing pinback buttons on their shirts.
H x W: 5082 pixels × 7593 pixels
File size: 34.57 MB
