Plywood panel from a mural at Resurrection City

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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.

Ninth (9) of twelve (12) painted plywood panels from the Resurrection City mural that was created and displayed in the encampment on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the summer of 1968. Depicted in this panel is text painted in green, brown, black, yellow, and red. At the top is a phrase in green paint that continues across several panels. Below the green text is text in brown, continuing from the panel to its left: "NEGRO Y BLANCO INSIEME." At center, in large letters, is a phrase that partially extends onto the panel on the right: "SISTERS OF WATTS FOR HUMAN DIGNITY." This segment is from the lower center, fourth from right.

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