Resurrection City: Untitled

Object Details

Photograph by: Jill Freedman, American, born 1939
Subject of: Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968; Reies Tijerina, Mexican American, 1926 - 2015; Unidentified Woman or Women; Unidentified Man or Men

Caption: Reies Tijerina, an Indo-Hispano activist who led a land repatriation movement, is surrounded by newspaper reporters and activists during the Poor People’s Campaign. Protesters hold signs that read “WE WANT OUR LAND BACK!,” “JUSTICE IS OUR CREED: Tijerina,” and “GET OFF OUR LAND”.
Description: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Reies Tijerina surrounded by supporters and reporters. Supporters hold signs that read [We / WANT / OUR / LAND / BACK!] and [a / TREATY / is the / SUPREME / LAW OF THE / LAND]. Reporters hold hand microphones, and a boom microphone and camera are also visible. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

1968; printed September 2017

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

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 8 11/16 × 12 15/16 in. (22 × 32.9 cm); H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.7 × 35.6 cm)

Place depicted: 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: African American - Latinx Solidarity; Poor People's Campaign

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; Activism; American West; Black geographies; Justice; Local and regional; Politics; Poverty; Race relations; U.S. History, 1961-1969

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5051738cc-8b64-42a7-8cbb-61ace7075f64