Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign

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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.

This color slide depicts a group of three young men constructing an A-frame temporary shelter in Resurrection City. One young man is sitting atop a ladder, outside the entrance to the wooden structure. He wears a blue cap, orange shirt, and blue jeans and is eating food from a white paper bag on his lap. The two other man stand on the ground next to the ladder. One has his back to the camera and wears grey pants and a dark blue denim jacket. To his right, the third young man stands facing towards him. He wears a dark grey sweater, blue jeans, and white sneakers. His arms are crossed in front of him casually. In the background are several other groups of people and rows of A-frame structures in various stages of completion. The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp. / new york."

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