Plywood shacks in Resurrection City, an encampment constructed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., during the Poor People's Campaign.

Plywood shacks in Resurrection City, an encampment constructed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., during the Poor People's Campaign.

A stack of wooden planks is in the foreground. This image was taken for (but not used in) the photo spread "Poverty Power in Washington," which appeared on page 3 of The Southern Courier for May 25-26, 1968. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourie...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Peppler, Jim
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Southern Courier photographs
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/282

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