<I>National Veterans Association: President Dr. Arron Henry honors fellow Mississippian, the slain NAACP President Medgar W. Evers with flowers as others look on at his grave site in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington Virginia</I>
date: label: Date
content: June 12, 1978
name: label: Photograph by
content: Milton Williams, American, born 1940
label: Subject of
content: Medgar Evers, American, 1925 - 1963
label: Subject of
content: Aaron Henry, American, 1922 - 1997
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of a group of men and women gathered in Arlington Cemetery around the gravesite of Medgar Evers. Former Mississippi NAACP President Dr. Aaron Henry speaks to the mourners. There are large flower arrangements on either side of the gravestone.The photograph is attached to a thick mounting board. The board is stamped on the back.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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 Milton Williams Archives
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.15.27
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Milton Williams
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, mounting board
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image and Sheet): 7 7/8 x 9 15/16 in. (20 x 25.2 cm)