Eve Arnold
A training school for Black sit-ins. They are harassed but taught not to hit back when harassed by Whites. Virginia, USA
1960
9 x 13 1/2 inches (229 x 343 mm)
Gelatin silver print
Purchased on the Photography Collector's Committee Fund.
2017.286
Notes
For the series Non-Violence in the South.
Multiple stamps and inscriptions and photocopied typed caption label on verso
Image caption, verso: "Who put you up to this? Don't you have a table at home, nigger?"
Multiple stamps and inscriptions and photocopied typed caption label on verso
Image caption, verso: "Who put you up to this? Don't you have a table at home, nigger?"
Provenance
Acquired from Richard Saltoun Gallery, 111 Great Titchfield St, London, W1W 6RY, UK.
Summary
Seated woman is Priscilla Washington, a 20-year-old biology major at Virginia State College.
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