Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Black Men United & Strong
October 16, 1995
National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
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 young boy in a jacket and a Philadelphia Eagles baseball cap. He is holding a sign that says "BLACK MAN / UNITED / + / STRONG." He faces the viewer directly. Behind him, a man in a white skull cap, sunglasses, dark jacket and jeans stands with hands in pockets, looking to the viewer's right. In the background are several standing and seated figures, including a man with a water bottle who gazes at the viewer, and a woman who looks to her left.
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Catalog reference: 2013.99.31
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