Accession Number2014/2.321
TitleThe mass meeting in Danville is so crowded that it overflows out into the yard. When word arrives that heavily armed police and an armored vehicle are waiting up the road, the crowd disperses, leaving the SNCC workers to exit last, from "Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement"
Artist(s)Danny LyonArtist NationalityAmerican (North American)Object Creation Date1963; printed 2010Medium & Supportgelatin silver print on paperDimensions 11 x 14 in. ( 27.94 x 35.56 cm )
Credit LineGift of Thomas Wilson '79 and Jill Garling '80Physical DescriptionA group of people outside of a church praying because there is no more room inside. The streets are covered with parked cars.
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Keywords
churches (buildings)
people (agents)
prayers (documents)