About This Item

  • Call NumberMILI_0009
  • TitleMan yelling, his hand on a barricade, in a demonstration against school integration.
  • SummaryPhotograph taken at demonstration against school busing to integrate John Wilson Junior High School, IS 211, at Avenue J and 100th Street in Canarsie. Man yelling, his hand on a barricade in front of school. He wears an American flag pin. Behind him are police officers holding a crowd of protesters behind barricades.
  • Date1972-10
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 image file : digital, TIFF, black and white
  • Genreblack-and-white photographs
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger.
  • Biographical NoteSebastian Milito (1943-2022) was born in Brooklyn, New York. He began his career in 1960’s in New York City where attended NYU, The School of Visual Arts and The New School. He worked as a photojournalist, producer, director, and writer of documentaries for news programs. In the 1980s he moved to Los Angeles where he worked in set construction for TV and feature films.
  • CreatorMilito, Sebastian
  • SubjectSchool integration ; Demonstrations ; John Wilson IS 211 (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.) ; Police--New York (State)--New York
  • CollectionSebastian Milito photograph collection
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Canarsie (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsSebastian Milito photograph collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCarmen Milito owns all rights, title and interest in this photograph by Sebastian Milito. For more information contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • Copyright OwnerMilito , Carmen