The 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" / Danny Lyon

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2014/2.321
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The 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
Danny Lyon
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
b. 1942
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Object Creation Date
1963; printed 2010
Inscription
signed in pencil, verso
Black Beauty stamp
Dimensions
27.94 x 35.56 cm (11 x 14 in.)
Physical Description
A group of people outside of a church praying because there is no more room inside. The streets are covered with parked cars.
Primary Keywords
church
people (agents)
prayer
Rights
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"The 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"; Danny Lyon." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2014-sl-2.321/2014_2.321.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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