Two children stand in front of black awareness sign, New York City
Two children stand in front of black awareness sign, New York City

© Leonard Freed / Magnum Photos

Two children stand in front of black awareness sign, New York City
Two children stand in front of black awareness sign, New York City

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Two children stand in front of black awareness sign, New York City,

ca. 1970

Leonard Freed, American, 1929–2006
2015-6763
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Freed chronicled everyday life in African American communities to investigate the manifestations and effects of the civil rights movement. In this image, two black school children pose in a way that suggests the maturity of adults. Behind them, stenciled writing on a building reads: “Black is Beautiful / Also a Struggle / Join the Struggle,” evoking a rallying cry of the Black Power Movement in its fight for an equal embrace of the black body in the wake of white supremacy.

Information

Title
Two children stand in front of black awareness sign, New York City
Dates

ca. 1970

Maker
Leonard Freed
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
20.3 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of M. Robin Krasny, Class of 1973, in memory of Dr. Robert Curvin, Graduate School Class of 1975
Object Number
2015-6763
Place Depicted

North America, United States, New York, New York

Signatures
Signed in graphite on verso, lower right
Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Subject
children (people by age group), figures (representations), urban areas, signs, portraits

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