Print of Louis J. Redding and Thurgood Marshall
date: label: Date
content: April 11, 1955
name: label: Created by
content: Associated Press, American, founded 1846
label: Subject of
content: Thurgood Marshall, American, 1908 - 1993
notes: label: Description
content: Print of Louis J. Redding and Thurgood Marshall holding a brief while they smoke cigarettes during a recess in the Supreme Court's hearing on racial integration in public schools. The AP Wirephoto caption is along the right side.
label: Description
content: The caption reads "Washington, April 11 - SEEK SPEEDY INTEGRATION - Louis J. Redding, left, of Wilmington, Del. and Thurgood Marshal of New York City confer at the Supreme Court today during a recess in the courts hearing on racial integration in the public schools. Redding, representing Negro pupils in Deleware, and Marshal, general council for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, contend quick integration should be ordered by court."
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1953-1961
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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 Elmer J. Whiting, III
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.17.89
objectType: label: Type
content: photomechanical prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 1955 Associated Press
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: toner on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 7 3/8 x 10 in. (18.7 x 25.4 cm)