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Eight individuals in Washington, District of Columbia, from left to right pictured are three unidentified individuals, Representative Maxine Waters, Dorothy Tillman, civil rights activist, Raymond Knight, and seated are Wess Young, Sr. and Eddie Faye Gate
Maxine Moore Waters
Eddie Faye Gates lecturing to students from Principia College, Elsah, Illinois
Eddie Faye Gates

Karen Jackson Simpson and survivors Genevieve Tillman-Jackson, Thelma Thurman Knight, and Otis Granville Clark, with an unidentified woman in Washington, District of Columbia

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People: Dr Clarke

Community Elder Tags: Dr Clark, blue coat, hat, trench coat, tie, green madallion

Bobby Eaton, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022


Massacre survivors, along with their families gathered during their visit to the National's Capitol

People: Genevieve Jackson, Thelma Knight, Otis Clark
Places: Washington D.C.
Purpose: Testimony

Community Elder Tags: massacre survivors, blue jacket, blue coat

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


The ladies appear to be in deep conversation with one another. They seem to be listening to the lady on the far right in the blue coat.

People: Otis Clark

Community Elder Tags: four black females, green medallion, scarf, ladies talking, Otis Clark in background, blue coat, lady in scarf, shiny silver coats, female in wheelchair, green door, ornate door trim

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


Community Youth Tags: blue sweater, curly gray hair, long brown jacket, green suit shirt, blue and yellow tie, men's ring, white, gold, and red head scarf, black curled bangs, black purse, red lipstick, round circle glasses, black and white scarf, red nail polish, tan jackets, black cat eye glasses, white walls, yellow and black stripped walls, white door

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

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Title(s): 
Karen Jackson Simpson and survivors Genevieve Tillman-Jackson, Thelma Thurman Knight, and Otis Granville Clark, with an unidentified woman in Washington, District of Columbia
Culture: 
American
Date: 
March 8, 2005
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Credit Line: 
Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa, OK, teacher, author, community activist
Accession No: 
4328.10891
Previous Number(s): 
TL2019.20
Department: 
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