Digital image of Tulsa Race Massacre survivors at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Tulsa
date: label: Date
content: June 4, 2001
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Delois Ramsey, born 1919
label: Subject of
content: Eddie Faye Gates, American, 1934 - 2021
label: Subject of
content: Thelma Knight, 1915 - 2009
label: Subject of
content: Roanna McClure, born 1914
label: Subject of
content: Otis Clark, 1903 - 2012
label: Subject of
content: Genevieve Tillman-Jackson, 1915 - 2007
label: Subject of
content: Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Tulsa, founded 1909
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Owned by
content: Eddie Faye Gates, American, 1934 - 2021
notes: label: Description
content: Digital image of a photograph of Tulsa Race Massacre survivors and Eddie Faye Gates posed in two rows. Ten people are seated in the first row, and six stand behind them. Fifteen of the sixteen people wear or display the Oklahoma Medal of Distinction, medals hanging from green ribbon - Eddie Faye Gates, who stands third from the right in a black dress and animal print scarf, instead wears a red ribbon. Survivors present include Delois Vaden Ramsey, second row and second from left in a turquoise dress; Thelma Knight, second row and second from right in a black jacket; Roanna Henry McClure, first row and fourth from the left in a light blue dress and white hat; Otis Clark, second row and second from the right in a white suit and bowtie; and Genevieve Tillman-Jackson, second row and first from the right in a white dress. The photograph is taken in the gymnasium of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma as part of a Riot Commemoration Program. The backdrop is a short brick wall and a red curtain. Back of photograph has a repeating watermark for Kodak Royal Paper. There are several inscriptions on the image of the back. At top left in blue ink is [#133]. At bottom left in blue ink is [TRR 1921 Survivors / June 4, 2001 / Riot Commemoration Program / Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Tulsa]. At center right in black ink is [2001].
place: label: Place depicted
content: Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Baptist
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: Tulsa Race Massacre
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 2001-
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Eddie Faye Gates Collection, Tulsa, Oklahoma
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa OK, author, historian, community activist
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.117.54.1
objectType: label: Type
content: portraits
label: Type
content: digital images
label: Type
content: digital media - born analog
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: File size (overall): 109.86 MB