African American civil right activist posed in front of Civil War monument

1950. [CIVIL RIGHTS]. CRUMP, Johnnie R. (1905-1975), photographer. Photograph of African American civil right activist posed in front of Civil War monument. Vicksburg, MS: ca 1950s. Original silver gelatin photograph 5 x 4 in. With the photographer stamp "Johnnie Crump's Vicksburg, MS," ink stamp on verso. The photograph shows 4 African American civil right activist dressed in suits, standing before an automobile parked in front of a Civil War monument at a military park in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Self-taught African American photographer Johnnie Crump documented the lives of black subjects in Mississippi under segregation during the 1940s-1950s. Crump, who was friends with Medgar Evers, was actively involved in the Civil Rights movement and a member of the NAACP along with his wife Clara. The photo has very light corner wear, light spotting overall in very good condition.