Willie Ricks was one of SNCC’s great stump speakers, capable of getting great emotional responses from a crowd. During the Meredith March in Mississippi, where King and Stokely Carmichael marched side by side, it was Ricks who first unleashed the “Black Power” cry. Here he speaks in Atlanta

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Danny Lyon

Title

Willie Ricks was one of SNCC’s great stump speakers, capable of getting great emotional responses from a crowd. During the Meredith March in Mississippi, where King and Stokely Carmichael marched side by side, it was Ricks who first unleashed the “Black Power” cry. Here he speaks in Atlanta

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1964

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 32.3 × 21.8 cm (12 3/4 × 8 5/8 in.); Paper: 35.6 × 27.8 cm (14 1/16 × 11 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Daveed D. Frazier

Reference Number

2015.688

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