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Renegade's Funeral, Detroit, from the "Bikeriders" series
Renegade's Funeral, Detroit, from the "Bikeriders" series
Lyon, Danny
1966
Ella Baker, who called the 1960 meeting of student activists in Raleigh, North Carolina, that created SNCC
Ella Baker, who called the 1960 meeting of student activists in Raleigh, North Carolina, that created SNCC
Lyon, Danny
1963; printed 2010
John Lewis in Cairo
John Lewis in Cairo
Lyon, Danny
1962; printed 2010
Ralph Allen taking an affidavit from Carolyn Daniels in Terrill County
Ralph Allen taking an affidavit from Carolyn Daniels in Terrill County
Lyon, Danny
1962; printed 2010
Outside, Lester MacKinney, Bernice Reagon, and John O'Neal wait to get in [a Nashville Tic Toc restaurant]
Outside, Lester MacKinney, Bernice Reagon, and John O'Neal wait to get in [a Nashville Tic Toc restaurant]
Lyon, Danny
1962; printed 2010
Joy Reagon and Jessie Harris, Peggy Dammond and Sam Block, Dorie Ladner
Joy Reagon and Jessie Harris, Peggy Dammond and Sam Block, Dorie Ladner
Lyon, Danny
1963; printed 2010
Many in the movement believe an organized effort is underway to depopulate black areas of the South
Many in the movement believe an organized effort is underway to depopulate black areas of the South
Lyon, Danny
1963; printed 2010
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
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
Lyon, Danny
1963; printed 2010
Jimmy Hicks, Julian Bond, John Lewis, and Jeremiah X stand across the street from the bombed church
Jimmy Hicks, Julian Bond, John Lewis, and Jeremiah X stand across the street from the bombed church
Lyon, Danny
1963; printed 2010
Dr. Martin Luther King just before he speaks at Birmingham
Dr. Martin Luther King just before he speaks at Birmingham
Lyon, Danny
1963; printed 2010
Sheriff Jim Clark arrests two demonstrators who displayed placards on the steps in front of the federal building in Selma
Sheriff Jim Clark arrests two demonstrators who displayed placards on the steps in front of the federal building in Selma
Lyon, Danny
1963; printed 2010
The Freedom Choir in the Tabernacle Baptist Church. High school students and children helped start the Selma movement.
The Freedom Choir in the Tabernacle Baptist Church. High school students and children helped start the Selma movement.
Lyon, Danny
1963; printed 2010
Ruby Doris Smith, James Forman, Marion Barry, and Sam Shirah at the SNCC Washington conference shortly after Kennedy's death
Ruby Doris Smith, James Forman, Marion Barry, and Sam Shirah at the SNCC Washington conference shortly after Kennedy's death
Lyon, Danny
1963; printed 2010
Stokely Carmichael and the Maryland National Guard
Stokely Carmichael and the Maryland National Guard
Lyon, Danny
1964
Clifford Vaughs, another SNCC photographer, is arrested by the National Guard
Clifford Vaughs, another SNCC photographer, is arrested by the National Guard
Lyon, Danny
1964; printed 2010
Willie Ricks was one of SNCC's great stump speakers, capable of getting great emotional responses from a crowd. During the Meredith March in Mississippi, where King and Stokely Carmichael marched side by side, it was Ricks who first unleashed the "Black Power" cry. Here he speaks in Atlanta.
Willie Ricks was one of SNCC's great stump speakers, capable of getting great emotional responses from a crowd. During the Meredith March in Mississippi, where King and Stokely Carmichael marched side by side, it was Ricks who first unleashed the "Black Power" cry. Here he speaks in Atlanta.
Lyon, Danny
1964; printed 2010
The morning after the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, heavily armed members of the Alabama Highway Patrol make a show of force near the [bombed Sixteenth Street Baptist] church. The bomb exploded next to the wall and up through the floor of a Sunday school class. Four girls were buried in the bathroom and died.
The morning after the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, heavily armed members of the Alabama Highway Patrol make a show of force near the [bombed Sixteenth Street Baptist] church. The bomb exploded next to the wall and up through the floor of a Sunday school class. Four girls were buried in the bathroom and died.
Lyon, Danny
1963; printed 2010
Birmingham, Alabama, 1963, Crowds Wait Along the Funeral Route of the Girls Murdered in the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing
Birmingham, Alabama, 1963, Crowds Wait Along the Funeral Route of the Girls Murdered in the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing
Lyon, Danny
1963
Charles Sherrod (standing at right) and Randy Battle (seated) visit a supporter in the Georgia countryside. Sherrod married there and thirty years later is still in southwest Georgia, a member of the Albany City Council.
Charles Sherrod (standing at right) and Randy Battle (seated) visit a supporter in the Georgia countryside. Sherrod married there and thirty years later is still in southwest Georgia, a member of the Albany City Council.
Lyon, Danny
1963; printed 2010
March on Washington, August 28, 1963
March on Washington, August 28, 1963
Lyon, Danny
1963; printed 2010
Demonstrations at an "all-white" swimming pool in Cairo, Illinois
Demonstrations at an "all-white" swimming pool in Cairo, Illinois
Lyon, Danny
1962; printed 2010
The University of Mississippi campus where James Meredith tried to register as the first black student there.
The University of Mississippi campus where James Meredith tried to register as the first black student there.
Lyon, Danny
1962; printed 2010
Segregation signs still stand outside the Jackson, Mississippi bus terminal
Segregation signs still stand outside the Jackson, Mississippi bus terminal
Lyon, Danny
1962; printed 2010
Segregated drinking fountains in the county courthouse in Albany, Georgia
Segregated drinking fountains in the county courthouse in Albany, Georgia
Lyon, Danny
1962; printed 2010
A crowd watches the demonstrators returning to the city hall steps
A crowd watches the demonstrators returning to the city hall steps
Lyon, Danny
1963; printed later
James Baldwin addresses a packed mass meeting on Freedom Day
James Baldwin addresses a packed mass meeting on Freedom Day
Lyon, Danny
1963; printed 2010
Entrance to the City Café
Entrance to the City Café
Lyon, Danny
1963; printed 2010
The Road to Yazoo City
The Road to Yazoo City
Lyon, Danny
1963; printed 2010
Clarksdale, Mississippi, police pose for a photograph as ministers from the National Council of Churches march to the local church
Clarksdale, Mississippi, police pose for a photograph as ministers from the National Council of Churches march to the local church
Lyon, Danny
1963; printed later
After giving a concert in a cotton field in Greenwood, Bob Dylan plays behind the SNCC office. Bernice Reagon, one of the original Freedom Singers and today leader of Sweet Honey in the Rock, listens. Mendy Samstein sits behind Dylan and talks to Willie Blue
After giving a concert in a cotton field in Greenwood, Bob Dylan plays behind the SNCC office. Bernice Reagon, one of the original Freedom Singers and today leader of Sweet Honey in the Rock, listens. Mendy Samstein sits behind Dylan and talks to Willie Blue
Lyon, Danny
1963; printed 2010
Atlanta, police car window
Atlanta, police car window
Lyon, Danny
1963; printed 2010
Fannie Lou Hamer, sharecropper from a family of twenty children, evicted from her home for applying to register to vote, severely beaten in the Winona police station, SNCC field secretary from Ruleville, and future Mississippi Freedom Democratic party candidate for Congress, marches in the cold Hattiesburg rain
Fannie Lou Hamer, sharecropper from a family of twenty children, evicted from her home for applying to register to vote, severely beaten in the Winona police station, SNCC field secretary from Ruleville, and future Mississippi Freedom Democratic party candidate for Congress, marches in the cold Hattiesburg rain
Lyon, Danny
1963; printed 2010
An angry crowd forms in Cambridge
An angry crowd forms in Cambridge
Lyon, Danny
1964; printed 2010
The Mississippi Freedom Democratic party was created in 1964 as an alternative to the regular state parties, from which blacks were executed. Eighty thousand people joined. Here people vote in Mississippi, most for the first time in their lives
The Mississippi Freedom Democratic party was created in 1964 as an alternative to the regular state parties, from which blacks were executed. Eighty thousand people joined. Here people vote in Mississippi, most for the first time in their lives
Lyon, Danny
1964; printed 2010
Outside Tompkins Square Park.
Outside Tompkins Square Park.
Ai, Weiwei
1986
Self-Portrait.
Self-Portrait.
Ai, Weiwei
1986
27 Self-Portrait.
27 Self-Portrait.
Ai, Weiwei
1987
Police Brutality.
Police Brutality.
Ai, Weiwei
1988
Fallen.
Fallen.
Ai, Weiwei
1990
Police Changing Shifts. Bowery.
Police Changing Shifts. Bowery.
Ai, Weiwei
1989
Lower East Side Housing Demonstration.
Lower East Side Housing Demonstration.
Ai, Weiwei
1989
Communist John.
Communist John.
Ai, Weiwei
1989
After an AIDs protest.
After an AIDs protest.
Ai, Weiwei
1989
AIDs protest.
AIDs protest.
Ai, Weiwei
1989
Undercover Arrest in Manhattan.
Undercover Arrest in Manhattan.
Ai, Weiwei
1989
Tompkins Square Park.
Tompkins Square Park.
Ai, Weiwei
1988
Arrest.
Arrest.
Ai, Weiwei
1988
Park Stage.
Park Stage.
Ai, Weiwei
1988
Washington Square Park patrol.
Washington Square Park patrol.
Ai, Weiwei
1988
Tawana Brawley Protest.
Tawana Brawley Protest.
Ai, Weiwei
1988
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