<I>I AM A (WO)MAN</I>
date: label: Date
content: April 8, 1968; printed 2016
name: label: Photograph by
content: Builder Levy, American, born 1942
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of a woman holding a poster at the Martin Luther King Memorial March in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968. The woman is in the midst of a march and is carrying a sign with printed text that reads: [I AM A MAN]. The sign has been altered by hand to read: [I AM A WoMan]. Other marchers are visible in the background carrying similar signs. They marchers are walking down a street in Memphis that is lined with buildings on either side. The back of the photograph includes the photographer's signature, information about the subject of the photograph, and printing information.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Feminism
label: Topic
content: Gender
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Arnika Dawkins and the Arnika Dawkins Gallery
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.43.2
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Builder Levy
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: gold toned silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 8 5/8 in. (32.9 × 21.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in. (35.4 × 27.6 cm)