<I>I Am a Man</I>
date: label: Date
content: October 16, 1995
name: label: Created by
content: Roderick Terry, American, born 1964
label: Subject of
content: Derek Charles Livingston, American
label: Subject of
content: Million Man March, American, founded 1995
label: Printed by
content: Penn Camera, American, 1954 - 2012
notes: label: Description
content: This black-and-white photograph depicts a man, Derek Charles Livingston, in the crowd holding a sign that reads "I AM A BLACK, / GAY MAN / I AM A BLACK / MAN / I AM A MAN." The sign has a small rainbow image of the African continent at the top right. Livingston wears an earring and white tee shirt with a strip of traditional African cloth draped over his right shoulder. He is turned slightly away from the viewer to the right, and gazes to the right and downward. Behind him in the crowd are other men holding signs.
place: label: Place depicted
content: National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Gender
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: LGBTQ
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Sexuality
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: Portfolio/Series
content: One Million Strong
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 Roderick Terry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.99.44
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Roderick Terry
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): 13 11/16 × 10 5/8 in. (34.8 × 27 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)