Two unidentified individuals facing away from the camera with Eddie Faye Gates and then Senator Barack Obama at the United States Congress in Washington, District of Columbia, March 8, 2005

Item — Box: 6

Identifier: 4328.10888

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "D.C. Congress March 8, 2005" in center on verso; Printed in black ink, "ccc3666 107/142 > Mom, Baraka, standin+ 36> 03/20/05" vertically in center on verso; Printed in black ink, "FUJIFILM Fujicolor Crystal Archive Paper" repeating on verso

Curatorial Remarks

Mrs. Gates accompanied the massacre survivors, including Dr. John Hope Franklin and others in the Tulsa delegate, to the Nations Capitol to give their testimonies before members of Congress. March 8, 2005.

People: Mrs. Eddie Faye Gates, Barack Obama Places: Washington D.C., Purpose: Survivors speaking before Congress

Community Elder Tags: Congressional Meeting, brass and crystal chandelier, red lipstick, eyeglasses, wooden bead necklace, brooch, button, pin, black leather patch jacket, standing, light blue and silver tie, March 8 2005

Kavin Ross, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022

Curatorial Remarks

People: Eddie Faye Gates, Senator Barack Obama Places: U.S Senate, Washington D.C, Congress

Community Elder Tags: back view of people, U.S Senator, future President of U.S, leather black jacket, grey-haired gentleman, man in red jacket

Montecella Driver, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022

Curatorial Remarks

Community Youth Tags: short hair, chandelier, black men, black woman, blue tie, leather jacket, red sweater

Iana Redman, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022

Dates

March 8, 2005

Access Restrictions

The Eddie Faye Gates collection is open for research. Restrictions pertaining to the use of these materials may apply based on copyright and/or licensing. All collection materials, including those not online, may be accessed in-person in the Maxine and Jack Zarrow Reading Room at the Helmerich Center for American Research. Please submit a Request to Conduct Research form to schedule a research visit. For all other inquiries, please contact hcarlibrary@utulsa.edu.