The Tulsa Race Massacre group, Thelma Thurman Knight, Wess Young, Sr., Otis Granville Clark, Genevieve Tillman-Jackson, and Robert Holloway, with Eddie Faye Gates, and a group of Harvard University faculty and students are in the House of Representatives with Dorothy Irene Height, March 8, 2005
Scope and Contents
Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "TRR 1921 Group and Harvard U. group (fac. & students) get to right bldg-House of Rep, and meet Dorothy Height March 8, 2005" in lower right on verso; Printed in black ink, "ccc3666 85/142 > crowd after Hare mtg_ 14> 03/20/05" vertically in center on verso; Printed in black ink, "FUJIFILM Fujicolor Crystal Archive Paper" repeating on verso
People: Mr. Clark, Eddie Faye Gates, Dorothy Height Civil Rights Activist
Community Elder Tags: group photo
Bobby Eaton, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022
Dororthy I Height was serving as the President of the National Council of Women (NCW). Very active in the Civil Rights Movement and African American issues, during that era. She was a member of the six that accompanied MLK but was not recognized by the press
People: Dorothy I Height, Eddie Faye Gates, Otis Clark, House of Representatives, Harvard University group, green dress, white shirt, blue dress, green medals, large group photo,
Places: Washington D.C.
Purpose: Meeting with Dorothy I. Height by the survivors and Harvard student group
Community Elder Tags: blue chairs in foreground, bearded survivor, golden coat, lady in wheel chair
Montecella Driver, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022
Community Youth Tags: Survivors, 2005, students, facility, Harvard, blue chairs, wheelchair, white curtains, group, crowd, beige wall, black doors, formal wear, sunday best
Sofia Fermo, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022
Dates
- March 8, 2005
Extent
1 Photographic Prints : Color; Leaf 53 (Original Album position on Page 15, front pocket, middle slot)
Language of Materials
English
Credit Line
Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa, OK, teacher, author, community activist
Previous Number 1
TL2019.20
- American
- Dorothy Height
- Eddie Faye Gates
- Harvard
- Height, Dorothy (Depicted)
- Meeting with Dorothy I. Height by the survivors and Harvard student group
- Mr. Clark
- Otis Granville Clark
- Photograph
- Sunday best
- The Eddie Faye Gates Tulsa Race Massacre Collection
- Washington D.C.
- Wess Young
- bearded survivor
- beige wall
- black doors
- blue chairs
- blue chairs in foreground
- crowd
- facility
- formal wear
- golden coat
- group
- group photo
- lady in wheel chair
- students
- survivors
- wheelchair
- white curtains
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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