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The March on Washington, additional photograph from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement SNCC Chairman John Lewis speaks at the March on Washington
The March on Washington, additional photograph from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement SNCC Chairman John Lewis speaks at the March on Washington

The March on Washington, additional photograph from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement
SNCC Chairman John Lewis speaks at the March on Washington

Artist (American, born 1942)
Date1963, August 28
Period20th century
MediumGelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsImage Size: 9 x 13 7/8 inches
Mat Size: 16 x 20
Object Size: 11 x 13 7/8 inches
Credit LinePurchase with funds provided by the Memorial Art Fund
Object number2001.010.31
Curatorial DepartmentModern & Contemporary Art
_Place of OriginUnited States
Cairo, Illinois from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement SNCC field secretary, later SNCC Chairman, now Congressman John Lewis, and others pray during a demonstration.
Cairo, Illinois from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement
SNCC field secretary, later SNCC Chairman, now Congressman John Lewis, and others pray during a demonstration.
Danny Lyon
1962
Object number: 2001.010.03
The March on Washington, additional photograph from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement SNCC staff and friends gather after the March to defiantly sing freedom songs, which were prohibited during the March. Julian Bond, Elanor Holmes, Bob Moses, Courtland Cox, James Forman, Annell Ponder, Willie Peacock, and Curtis Hays appear in this picture.
The March on Washington, additional photograph from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement SNCC staff and friends gather after the March to defiantly sing freedom songs, which were prohibited during the March. Julian Bond, Elanor Holmes, Bob Moses, Courtland Cox, James Forman, Annell Ponder, Willie Peacock, and Curtis Hays appear in this picture.
Danny Lyon
1963, August 28
Object number: 2001.010.32
Birmingham, Alabama, additional photograph from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement Jimmy Hicks, Julian Bond, John Lewis, and Jeremiah X outside the ruins of the 16th Street Baptist Church.
Birmingham, Alabama, additional photograph from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement Jimmy Hicks, Julian Bond, John Lewis, and Jeremiah X outside the ruins of the 16th Street Baptist Church.
Danny Lyon
1963, September
Object number: 2001.010.34
Atlanta, Georgia: A Toddle House has the distinction of being occupied during a sit-in by some of America’s most effective organizers. In the room are Taylor Washington, Ivanhoe Donaldson, Joyce Ladner, John Lewis behind Judy Richardson, George Green, and Chico Neblett. from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement
Atlanta, Georgia: A Toddle House has the distinction of being occupied during a sit-in by some of America’s most effective organizers. In the room are Taylor Washington, Ivanhoe Donaldson, Joyce Ladner, John Lewis behind Judy Richardson, George Green, and Chico Neblett. from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement
Danny Lyon
1963-64, winter
Object number: 2001.010.25
Birmingham, Alabama, additional photograph from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement The window of the 16th Street Baptist Church, where four teenage girls are killed by a KKK bomb two weeks after the March on Washington.
Birmingham, Alabama, additional photograph from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement
The window of the 16th Street Baptist Church, where four teenage girls are killed by a KKK bomb two weeks after the March on Washington.
Danny Lyon
1963, September 12
Object number: 2001.010.33
Nashville, Tennessee, additional photograph from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement Bernice Reagon and the Freedom Singers lead a mass meeting of SNCC workers and student supporters. SNCC Chairman Chuck McDew stands with SNCC Executive Secretary James Forman on the left. Many of the earliest members and supporters of the SNCC appear in this picture.
Nashville, Tennessee, additional photograph from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement Bernice Reagon and the Freedom Singers lead a mass meeting of SNCC workers and student supporters. SNCC Chairman Chuck McDew stands with SNCC Executive Secretary James Forman on the left. Many of the earliest members and supporters of the SNCC appear in this picture.
Danny Lyon
1962, November
Object number: 2001.010.29
John Lewis in Nashville from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement
John Lewis in Nashville from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement
Danny Lyon
1963, printed later
Object number: 2015.145
The March on Washington from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement
The March on Washington from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement
Danny Lyon
1963, August 28
Object number: 2001.010.12
Greenwood, Mississippi, additional photograph from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement Bob Dylan plays for SNCC workers Bernice Reagon and Mendy Samstein and James Blue outside the SNCC office.
Greenwood, Mississippi, additional photograph from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement
Bob Dylan plays for SNCC workers Bernice Reagon and Mendy Samstein and James Blue outside the SNCC office.
Danny Lyon
1963, Fall
Object number: 2001.010.36
Clarksdale, Mississippi from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement The local police force pose for a photograph as ministers from the National Council of Churches march to the local church.
Clarksdale, Mississippi from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement
The local police force pose for a photograph as ministers from the National Council of Churches march to the local church.
Danny Lyon
1963
Object number: 2001.010.20
Danville, Virginia, additional photograph from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement Mass meeting outside a church the week of the “Bloody Monday” demonstrations.
Danville, Virginia, additional photograph from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement
Mass meeting outside a church the week of the “Bloody Monday” demonstrations.
Danny Lyon
1963, June
Object number: 2001.010.30
Birmingham, Alabama, additional photograph from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement A friend of the murdered teenage girls enters the church for their funeral.
Birmingham, Alabama, additional photograph from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement
A friend of the murdered teenage girls enters the church for their funeral.
Danny Lyon
1963
Object number: 2001.010.35