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Two unidentified individuals facing away from the camera with Eddie Faye Gates and then Senator Barack Obama at the United States Congress in Washington, District of Columbia

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Mrs. Gates accompanied the massacre survivors, including Dr. John Hope Franklin and others in the Tulsa delegate, to the Nations Capitol to give their testimonies before members of Congress. March 8, 2005.

People: Mrs. Eddie Faye Gates, Barack Obama
Places: Washington D.C.,
Purpose: Survivors speaking before Congress

Community Elder Tags: Congressional Meeting, brass and crystal chandelier, red lipstick, eyeglasses, wooden bead necklace, brooch, button, pin, black leather patch jacket, standing, light blue and silver tie, March 8 2005

Kavin Ross, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022

People: Eddie Faye Gates, Senator Barack Obama
Places: U.S Senate, Washington D.C, Congress

Community Elder Tags: back view of people, U.S Senator, future President of U.S, leather black jacket, grey-haired gentleman, man in red jacket

Montecella Driver, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022

Community Youth Tags: short hair, chandelier, black men, black woman, blue tie, leather jacket, red sweater

Iana Redman, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022

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Title(s): 
Two unidentified individuals facing away from the camera with Eddie Faye Gates and then Senator Barack Obama at the United States Congress in Washington, District of Columbia
Creator(s): 
Eddie Faye Gates Gates (Subject)
Barack Hussein Obama Obama (Subject)
Culture: 
American
Date: 
March 8, 2005
Classification: 
Photographs
Object Type: 
Photograph
Credit Line: 
Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa, OK, teacher, author, community activist
Accession No: 
4328.10888
Previous Number(s): 
TL2019.20
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
The Eddie Faye Gates Tulsa Race Massacre Collection
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