poster
poster
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- Description
- A poster used in the Poor People's Campaign. The Poor People's Campaign was motivated by the social and economic injustices that affected 22-33% of the population. Poor People's Campaign was a mulit-racial event with African Americans, White Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans taking part. Resurrection City was a shanty town built on the National Mall, It was in existence for six weeks.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Poster
- ID Number
- PL.279881.03.f
- accession number
- 279881
- catalog number
- 279881.03.f
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Political History, General History Collection
- Princeton Posters
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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