Untitled (protest rally on train)

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.

A black and white photograph of an unidentified group of people on a train by Arthur Leipzig. The young men and women in this image are mostly seated in a circle and some have their mouths open as if in song. In the center of the group a man is standing playing the guitar. He is wearing slacks, a belt, and a short sleeved collared shirt. There are three men in the doorway behind the guitarist. The man in front is facing the camera and wearing a flower patterned tie. Train signage and rules are visible above the doorway. There is a seated group of three women and four men at the left of the image. Behind them is a sign which reads [SMASH / THE / K.K.K.]. On the right side another group is seated, including a man in an army uniform. There is a sign […/ THE CAROLINA / COP WHO DID IT / IS FREE] in the corner behind the group. There is a handwritten numerical inscription on the reverse.

Catalog date

mid-1940s

Recorded subjects

African American; Activism; Military; Photography; Race relations; United States History; White supremacy movements

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