<I>Ministers' March</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1968
name: label: Photograph by
content: Laura Jones, Canadian American, born 1948
label: Subject of
content: Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990
label: Subject of
content: Mel Thom, born 1938
label: Subject of
content: Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white digital image of a crowd marching.
label: Description
content: Ralph Abernathy and Mel Thom march with a crowd. The Washington Monument is in the background. The person on the far proper right side is wearing sunglasses, a white collared shirt, and a coat. They're holding hands with a priest. The priest is wearing a black short sleeve shirt and pants, a white religious collar, a chain with a crucifix, and a pinback button. His mouth is open and his proper left arm is bent. He is wearing a watch and a ring. His left arm is linked with Mel Thom, the man next to him. The man is wearing a plaid button down shirt and pants. He is wearing a bracelet on his proper left wrist. His left arm is linked with the right arm of Reverend Ralph D. Abernathy. Rev. Abernathy is wearing a short sleeve collared button down with vertical stripes, pants, and a jacket tied around his waist. He has a mustache and is holding sheets of paper in his hands. He is w earing a ring on his proper left hand. There is a woman on his proper left side. She is wearing a plaid button down dress with a belt, a brimmed hat, and several pinback buttons. She is holding onto Rev. Abernathy with her right hand and her proper left hand is across her stomach. The woman on her proper left side is linking arms with her. The woman is wearing a sweater, a pleated skirt, earrings, a necklace with a peace sign, and a pinback button. She has a white towel draped over her proper left shoulder.
label: Description
content: Many of the people have their mouths open and they appear to be chanting something during their march.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Christianity
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Interfaith communities
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Poverty
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
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: African American - Latinx Solidarity
label: Movement
content: Poor People's Campaign
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Laura Jones
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.90.5
objectType: label: Type
content: digital images
label: Type
content: digital media - born analog
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Laura Jones
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 4988 pixels × 7559 pixels
label: Dimensions
content: File size: 22.81 MB