Photograph of seven of the Little Rock Nine meeting at the home of Daisy Bates
Object Details
- Date
- March 1958
- Photograph by
- Gertrude Samuels, British American, 1910 - 2003
- Published by
- The New York Times, American, founded 1851
- Subject of
- Melba Patillo Beals, American, born 1941
- Carlotta Walls LaNier, American, born 1942
- Jefferson Thomas, American, 1942 - 2010
- Elizabeth Eckford, American, born 1941
- Thelma Mothershed-Wair, American, born 1940
- Terrence Roberts, American, born 1941
- Gloria Cecelia Ray Karlmark, American, born 1942
- Daisy Bates, American, 1914 - 1999
- Little Rock Central High School, American, founded 1927
- Description
- This black-and-white photograph depicts seven of the Little Rock Nine, from left to right, Melba Patillo, Carlotta Walls, Jefferson Tomas, Elizabeth Eckford, Thelma Mothershed, Terrence Roberts and Gloria Ray, meeting at the home of Daisy Bates, a local NAACP leader. The seven are gathered around a table with books.
- Place depicted
- Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Education
- Photography
- Segregation
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.17.201
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Gertrude Samuels
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 3/8 × 9 15/16 in. (21.3 × 25.2 cm)
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2011.17.201
Photograph of seven of the Little Rock Nine meeting at the home of Daisy Bates
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