Night scene at campfire - Resurrection City, Wash, D.C. - 1968

Object Details

Photograph by: Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
Subject of: Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968; Unidentified Woman or Women; Unidentified Man or Men

Description: This image depicts a group of people gathered around a bonfire in Resurrection City on the National Mall. Two people sit on a variety of chairs around a bonfire in a barrel. Two individuals sit with their backs to the viewer, one man in a dark suit and hat, the other in a light colored shirt and pants. A third person stands leaning against the back of a chair. Several other individuals walk past in the dark. An overflowing trash can sits to the right of the bonfire. The bonfire is surrounded by rows of tents and temporary structures. Behind them are the silhouettes of trees. The illuminated Washington Monument can be seen in the background.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston

May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968

Restrictions & Rights: © Robert Houston; Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Place captured: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; Activism; Black geographies; Civil Rights; Communities; Local and regional; Photography; Resistance; Social reform

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a7bc557f-a6b3-4741-8f93-6d3c518d5df6