Photograph of Ruby Bates delivering a petition in favor of the Scottsboro Boys
date: label: Date
content: May 1933
name: label: Photograph by
content: Associated Press, American, founded 1846
label: Subject of
content: Ruby Bates, American, 1914 - 1976
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of Ruby Bates and a small group of marchers on their way to the White House to deliver a petition in favor of the Scottsboro Boys. Bates is standing in the middle of Three women in step with each other are in the foreground of the image. Ruby Bates, is at the center of the trio; she links her arms through the elbows of the women on either side of her. The woman to Bates' left carries a large clutch purse in gloved hands and wears a long, collared overcoat and brimless hat. The woman on the right looks forward, away from the camera, while wearing a brimless hat and long overcoat. Behind the three women is a row of three men in step together; their features are slightly out of focus, however, their hats remain clear to the viewer. The words [Scottsboro case] are written in the top left corner on the back of the photograph. Below it, a stamp reads [Note to Editors: / APR 4 1933 / Under each reproduction of this picture must / be carried the following credit: / "ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO" / This picture may not be syndicated, rented or loaned nor used for advertising purposes. / The Associated Press]. Below the stamp a piece of paper containing an image caption is glued to the bottom of the photograph and reads [RUBY BATES, ALABAMA MILL GIRL WHO CAUSED A / SENSATION IN THE LAST SCOTTSBORO ATTACK TRIAL / BY REVERSING HER PREVIOUS TESTIMONY THAT SHE / HAD BEEN ATTACKED BY THE NEGRO DEFENDANTS, LEADS / A PARADE OF SEVERAL HUNDRED WHITES AND NEGROES / THROUGH WASHINGTON STREETS MAY 8 TO CARRY A / PETITION TO THE WHITE HOUSE. RUBY IS SHOWN HERE / IN THE CENTER OF THIS GROUP OF THREE WOMEN. / JWC--CX 5--9--33 CX LIST WC OUT / ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO].
place: label: Place captured
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1919-1933
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
label: Movement
content: Anti-Lynching Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.37.39.4
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © AP Images
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
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 8 5/16 × 6 3/8 in. (21.1 × 16.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 9 × 7 in. (22.9 × 17.8 cm)