Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
National Veterans Association: President Dr. Arron Henry honors fellow Mississippian, the slain NAACP President Medgar W. Evers with flowers as others look on at his grave site in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington Virginia
June 12, 1978
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A black-and-white photograph of a group of men and women gathered in Arlington Cemetery around the gravesite of Medgar Evers. Former Mississippi NAACP President Dr. Aaron Henry speaks to the mourners. There are large flower arrangements on either side of the gravestone.The photograph is attached to a thick mounting board. The board is stamped on the back.
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Catalog reference: 2011.15.27
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