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Black Men United & Strong

October 16, 1995

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, 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 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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