People gather to begin work on the Poor People's Campaign Resurrection City, National Mall, May 1968

Description: Resurrection City was a shantytown encampment built on the National Mall by demonstrators participating in the 1968 Poor People's Campaign. Resurrection City was set up on May 21, 1968 and was dismantled on June 23, 1968.

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Title: People gather to begin work on the Poor People's Campaign Resurrection City, National Mall, May 1968
Creator(s): Frazier, Patrick
Created: 1968-05
Issued: 2018-02-01
Genre: black-and-white negatives
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century ; Demonstrations -- United States ; Poor People's Campaign
Geographic Subject(s): Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Continent: North and Central America
Country: United States
First Order Political Division: District of Columbia
City: Washington
Rights Statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
Local Identifier: SC_Frazier_N_0842
URI / Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:71101

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