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
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
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
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
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
Extent
1 Photographic Prints : Color; Leaf 58 (Original Album position on Page 17, front pocket, top slot)
Language of Materials
English
Credit Line
Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa, OK, teacher, author, community activist
Previous Number 1
TL2019.20
- American
- Congress
- Congressional Meeting
- D.C. Congress
- Eddie Faye Gates
- Gates, Eddie Faye (Depicted)
- Obama, Barack Hussein, II, United States President (2009-2017) (Depicted)
- Photograph
- Senator Barack Obama
- Survivors speaking before Congress
- The Eddie Faye Gates Tulsa Race Massacre Collection
- U.S Senate
- U.S Senator
- Washington D.C.
- back view of people
- black leather patch jacket
- black men
- black woman
- blue tie
- brass and crystal chandelier
- brooch
- button
- chandelier
- eyeglasses
- future President of U.S
- grey-haired gentleman
- leather black jacket
- leather jacket
- light blue and silver tie
- man in red jacket
- pin
- red lipstick
- red sweater
- short hair
- standing
- wooden bead necklace
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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