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Reverend Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. and Stokely Carmichael

Reverend Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. and Stokely Carmichael
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Artist
George Tames, 1919 - 1994
Sitter
Adam Clayton Powell Jr., 29 Nov 1908 - 04 Apr 1972
Stokely Carmichael, 1941 - 1998
Date
1966
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 34.4 x 26.9 cm (13 9/16 x 10 9/16")
Sheet: 35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11")
Mat: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22")
Topic
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Architecture\Door
Stokely Carmichael: Male
Stokely Carmichael: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist
Stokely Carmichael: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.: Male
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Pastor
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.: Society and Social Change\Reformer
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.: Politics and Government\US Congressman\New York
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Minister
Portrait
Place
United States\District of Columbia\Washington
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Frances O. Tames
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© George Tames/The New York Times/Redux
Object number
NPG.94.220
Exhibition Label
George Tames’s photograph evokes the echoes of Congressperson Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and Stokely Carmichael’s laughter in the corridors of the Rayburn House Office Building. Powell and Carmichael had held a press conference on July 27, 1966, to call for a Black Power conference during the upcoming Labor Day weekend. The men represented two different generations in the campaign for civil rights.
Powell (left) was elected to office in 1944 as New York City’s first African American congressperson. He became famous for fighting segregation in the military, in schools, and in the workplace. During the 1960s, he helped develop and pass a number of important civil rights bills. Carmichael (right) grew up in New York City and shared Powell’s commitment to civil rights. In 1966, when this photo was taken, Carmichael had begun serving as the chairperson of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
Esta foto de George Tames evoca las risas del congresista Adam Clayton Powell Jr. y de Stokely Carmichael en los pasillos del edificio Rayburn de la Cámara de Representantes. Ambos habían ofrecido una conferencia de prensa el 27 de julio de 1966 para convocar a una reunión del Poder Negro el fin de semana del Día del Trabajo. Representaban dos generaciones en la campaña por los derechos civiles.
Powell (izquierda) fue electo en 1944 como primer congresista afroamericano de la ciudad de Nueva York, famoso por su lucha contra la segregación en las fuerzas armadas, las escuelas y el empleo. En los años sesenta ayudó a desarrollar y aprobar importantes leyes pro derechos civiles. Carmichael (derecha) creció en Nueva York y compartía el compromiso de Powell con los derechos civiles. En 1966, cuando fue tomada esta foto, Carmichael presidía el Comité Coordinador Estudiantil No Violento.
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view