The Washington, D.C., riots of 1968 were a four-day period of violent civil unrest and rioting following the assassination of leading African American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., on April 4, 1968. Part of the broader King-assassination riots that affected at least 110 U.S. cities, those in Washington, D.C.—along with those in Chicago and Baltimore—were among those with the greatest numbers of participants. President Lyndon B. Johnson called in the National Guard to the city on April 5, 1968 in order to assist the police department in quelling the unrest.
This is a photo taken by Chip Walker depicting a scene in Washington D.C. during the riots of '68. Your purchase comes with an unlockable high-quality .jpg of the negative as an IPFS. Negatives were scanned at 300 dpi and are high res: 3900 x 2600. Owners of Chip's NFT's will also have the opportunity to burn their digital NFT in exchange for a physical print directly from the negative.
Daughter of late photographer Carroll Herbert Walker. 60's & 70's. Carroll, also known as Chip, graduated from Maury High School in 1961, and George Washington University in 1965, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority. She lived in Washington, DC working at various publications. She also traveled extensively across Europe. Chip Walker was an editor, an activist, and a dedicated photographer. She passed away December 2020 before receiving the recognition she deserved.
Washington D.C. Riots of 1968
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The Washington, D.C., riots of 1968 were a four-day period of violent civil unrest and rioting following the assassination of leading African American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., on April 4, 1968. Part of the broader King-assassination riots that affected at least 110 U.S. cities, those in Washington, D.C.—along with those in Chicago and Baltimore—were among those with the greatest numbers of participants. President Lyndon B. Johnson called in the National Guard to the city on April 5, 1968 in order to assist the police department in quelling the unrest.
This is a photo taken by Chip Walker depicting a scene in Washington D.C. during the riots of '68. Your purchase comes with an unlockable high-quality .jpg of the negative as an IPFS. Negatives were scanned at 300 dpi and are high res: 3900 x 2600. Owners of Chip's NFT's will also have the opportunity to burn their digital NFT in exchange for a physical print directly from the negative.
Daughter of late photographer Carroll Herbert Walker. 60's & 70's. Carroll, also known as Chip, graduated from Maury High School in 1961, and George Washington University in 1965, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority. She lived in Washington, DC working at various publications. She also traveled extensively across Europe. Chip Walker was an editor, an activist, and a dedicated photographer. She passed away December 2020 before receiving the recognition she deserved.
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