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NAACP photographs of anti-lynching campaign activities and victims of beatings and lynchings
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States Washington (D.C.) |
| Description | Students and branch members demonstrating against lynching; snapshots of William Hastie and Walter White with Congressmen Joseph Gavagan and Raymond McKeough lobbying for anti-lynching legislation in Washington, D.C.; a flag displayed from NAACP headquarters window with the words "a man was lynched yesterday"; portraits of lynch victims and lynch mobs; some photos of victims' families, including Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Bradley; one group portrait of the mothers of slain civil rights workers, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner. Includes reproductions of sculptures and artwork depicting lynch victims. One photo of a Virginia highway sign with text explaining the origin of the lynch law. Additional NAACP staff depicted include: Medgar Evers, Daisy Lampkin, and Roy Wilkins. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Groups of Images (LOTs) |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Demonstrations--United States--1910-1970. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | African Americans--Civil rights--United States--1910-1970. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Wilkins, Roy,--1901-1981. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Lobbying--Washington (D.C.)--1910-1970. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People--Riots & demonstrations--United States--1910-1970. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Hastie, William,--1904-1976. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | African Americans--Punishment & torture--United States--1910-1970. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | White, Walter,--1893-1955. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Evers, Medgar Wiley,--1925-1963. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Lampkin, Daisy E.--(Daisy Elizabeth),--1882-1965. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Lynchings--United States--1910-1970. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
