Photograph of Julio Roldan's funeral at the People's Church: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of the funeral of Julio Roldán. The open casket is featured in the lower right quadrant. A Puerto Rican flag covers the casket. In front of the casket are men armed with rifles. Two men stand in between the men with rifles in front of the casket. In the upper left quadrant of the photograph are rows of pews filled with people. The back of the photograph has an inscription that gives the photograph's date, brief description, and photographer.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: October 19, 1970
• Photograph by: Jesse Steve Rose
• Subject of: Julio Roldán, American, died 1970
• Subject of: Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
• Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
• Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women
• Type: photographic prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Overall): 10 15/16 × 13 7/8 in. (27.8 × 35.2 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 7 13/16 × 11 1/2 in. (19.8 × 29.2 cm)
• Place depicted: East Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Cultural Place: Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Decolonization
• Topic: Funeral customs and rites
• Topic: Justice
• Topic: Methodist
• Topic: Political organizations
• Topic: Politics
• Object number: 2014.109.7.3
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: ©Jesse-Steve Rose/The Image Works Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.