Black Hero: Brooklyn's Congresswoman-elect Mrs. Shirley Chisholm unveils a plaque for an "Unknown Hero" at the U.S. Customs House in New York City, December 19, 1968. The ceremony was organized by Negro History Associated, Inc., to commemorate a moment in the history of early New York when an unidentified Negro uncovered a plot to destroy Fort New Amsterdam in 1689
Black Hero: Brooklyn's Congresswoman-elect Mrs. Shirley Chisholm unveils a plaque for an "Unknown Hero" at the U.S. Customs House in New York City, December 19, 1968. The ceremony was organized by Negro History Associated, Inc., to commemorate a moment in the history of early New York when an unidentified Negro uncovered a plot to destroy Fort New Amsterdam in 1689
Black Hero: Brooklyn's Congresswoman-elect Mrs. Shirley Chisholm unveils a plaque for an "Unknown Hero" at the U.S. Customs House in New York City, December 19, 1968. The ceremony was organized by Negro History Associated, Inc., to commemorate a moment in the history of early New York when an unidentified Negro uncovered a plot to destroy Fort New Amsterdam in 1689
Black Hero: Brooklyn's Congresswoman-elect Mrs. Shirley Chisholm unveils a plaque for an "Unknown Hero" at the U.S. Customs House in New York City, December 19, 1968. The ceremony was organized by Negro History Associated, Inc., to commemorate a moment in the history of early New York when an unidentified Negro uncovered a plot to destroy Fort New Amsterdam in 1689

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Black Hero: Brooklyn's Congresswoman-elect Mrs. Shirley Chisholm unveils a plaque for an "Unknown Hero" at the U.S. Customs House in New York City, December 19, 1968. The ceremony was organized by Negro History Associated, Inc., to commemorate a moment in the history of early New York when an unidentified Negro uncovered a plot to destroy Fort New Amsterdam in 1689,

December 20, 1968

John Duricka, 1938–1996; born Cleveland, OH; died Arlington, VA
Published by Associated Press
2022-266

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Title
Black Hero: Brooklyn's Congresswoman-elect Mrs. Shirley Chisholm unveils a plaque for an "Unknown Hero" at the U.S. Customs House in New York City, December 19, 1968. The ceremony was organized by Negro History Associated, Inc., to commemorate a moment in the history of early New York when an unidentified Negro uncovered a plot to destroy Fort New Amsterdam in 1689
Dates

December 20, 1968

Maker
John Duricka
Published by Associated Press
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
266
Credit Line
Gift of M. Robin Krasny, Class of 1973
Object Number
2022-266
Place Depicted

North America, United States, New York, New York

Inscription
With typewritten title and typewritten label with title and date affixed to verso
Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, photographs
Subject
photojournalism

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