Image of a civil rights protest outside Greenville City Hall: Museum Object and Cultural History
Image of a civil rights protest outside Greenville City Hall: Date: January 25, 1965. Created by: Rev. Henry Clay Anderson, American, 1911 - 1998. Type: negatives.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white film negative featuring the image of a picket line outside Greenville City Hall. The image shows City Hall in the background and the backs of uniformed police officers and other men watching a picket line of protesters carrying signs. A marching band is between the protesters and City Hall. Individuals are visible on the steps of City Hall, facing the protesters and an American flag is visible before them.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: January 25, 1965
- Created by: Rev. Henry Clay Anderson, American, 1911 - 1998
- Type: negatives
- Medium: Silver gelatin on acetate film
- Dimensions: H x W: 5 x 4 in. (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
- Place captured: Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Activism
- Topic: American South
- Topic: Civil Rights
- Topic: Education
- Topic: Families
- Topic: Marching bands (Music)
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2007.1.73.9
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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