[CIVIL RIGHTS]. CRUMP, Johnnie R. (1905-1975), photographer. Photograph of African American men posed in front of Civil War monument. Vicksburg, MS: ca 1950s.
Sale 994 - African Americana
Feb 23, 2022
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[CIVIL RIGHTS]. CRUMP, Johnnie R. (1905-1975), photographer. Photograph of African American men posed in front of Civil War monument. Vicksburg, MS: ca 1950s.
5 x 4 in. silver gelatin photograph (light corner wear, light spotting). Johnnie Crump's Vicksburg, MS, ink stamp on verso. View of 4 African American men dressed in suits, standing before an automobile that is parked in front of a Civil War monument at the Vicksburg, MS, military park.
Self-taught, African American photographer Johnnie Crump documented the lives of black subjects in Mississippi under segregation during the 1940s-1950s. Crump, who was friends with Medgar Evers, was very involved in the Civil Rights movement and was a member of the NAACP along with his wife Clara.
Property from a 35-Year Collection from the Southern United States
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