Museum object · gelatin silver prints
Mrs. Medgar Evers and family - she comforts her eldest son at Medgar Evers' funeral, Jackson MS
June 15, 1963
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
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Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
This black-and-white photograph depicts a crowd of African Americans in mourning attire.
- Catalog date
- June 15, 1963
- Recorded places
- Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Recorded subjects
- African American; Families; Funeral customs and rites; Hate crimes; Photography; The Black Church; U.S. History, 1961-1969
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog reference: 2009.16.7
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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