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Brothers Gonna Work It Out

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 men in a small group standing on the National Mall. One man, standing sideways to the viewer, holds a sign in his left hand that reads "Brothers / Gonna / Work / it Out." He wears headphones, a dark leather coat, and dark pants. His right hand is gesturing or waving to a man on the far left of the picture, wearing a white shirt and hat, with his right hand raised. Five other young men gather around the sign holder, wearing jackets and sweatshirts. One has his back to the viewer. A turret of the Smithsonian Castle is visible in the background to the left.

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Catalog reference: 2013.99.37

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