{"id":2628,"date":"2012-08-17T11:35:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-17T11:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/?p=2628"},"modified":"2015-01-07T17:31:36","modified_gmt":"2015-01-07T22:31:36","slug":"nate-smith-rev-jesse-jackson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2012\/08\/17\/nate-smith-rev-jesse-jackson\/","title":{"rendered":"Nate Smith, Rev. Jesse Jackson and Ewari \u2018Ed\u2019 Ellis in the &#8216;burgh"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"800\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\\\/thedigs\\\/2012\\\/08\\\/17\\\/nate-smith-rev-jesse-jackson\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:80752127}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 800px; height: 643px;\" data-original-width=\"800\" data-original-height=\"643\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 800px; height: 643px;\" data-original-width=\"800\" data-original-height=\"643\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2012\/08\/17\/nate-smith-rev-jesse-jackson\/attachment\/2629\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"796\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"639\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"2629\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tumblr_m8v8ykOtPz1rr5swxo1_1280.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1027\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Press&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;SLUG: TumblrHTY_05011972SmithJacksonEllis.tif\\rTitle: Nate Smith and Operation Dig -- Black Leader\\rDate: May 1, 1972\\rPhotographer: Kent Badger\\rCredit: Pittsburgh Press\\rCutline: Nate Smith, The Rev.Jesse Jackson, Ewari \\u0027Ed\\u0027 Ellis: Getting themselves together for the black Solidarity Fair tomorrow and Thursday at the Civic Arena&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;HTYTumblr_05011972SmithJacksonEllis&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;SLUG: TumblrHTY_05011972SmithJacksonEllis.tif&lt;br \/&gt; Title: Nate Smith and Operation Dig &#8212; Black Leader&lt;br \/&gt; Date: May 1, 1972&lt;br \/&gt; Photographer: Kent Badger&lt;br \/&gt; Credit: Pittsburgh Press&lt;br \/&gt; Cutline: Nate Smith, The Rev.Jesse Jackson, Ewari &#8216;Ed&#8217; Ellis: Getting themselves together for the black Solidarity Fair tomorrow and Thursday at the Civic Arena&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tumblr_m8v8ykOtPz1rr5swxo1_1280.jpg?fit=300%2C240&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tumblr_m8v8ykOtPz1rr5swxo1_1280.jpg?fit=800%2C641&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tumblr_m8v8ykOtPz1rr5swxo1_1280.jpg?w=796&#038;h=639&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"796\" height=\"639\" data-original-width=\"796\" data-original-height=\"639\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 796px; height: 639px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p><em><strong>May 1, 1972:<\/strong><\/em> Nate Smith, Rev. Jesse Jackson and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/newspapers?nid=1144&amp;dat=19750427&amp;id=CXoqAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=fVoEAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=5000,4258817\">Ewari \u2018Ed\u2019 Ellis<\/a>\u00a0on the Boulevard of the Allies\u00a0before the first annual Black Solidarity Fair at the Civic Arena. \u00a0Mr. Ellis was a local artist, community organizer and co-founder,\u00a0with Mr. Smith,\u00a0of the Black Solidarity Fair.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Photo by Kent Badger, Pittsburgh Press)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Order this photo at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/store.post-gazette.com\/divinity-cart\/item\/P516\/Nate-Smith-Rev.-Jesse-Jackson-and-Ewari-Ed-Ellis\/1.html\"><strong>PG Store<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before the first annual Black Solidarity Fair at the Civic Arena the greats meet on Boulevard of the Allies. <\/p>\n<p><a class='more-link' href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2012\/08\/17\/nate-smith-rev-jesse-jackson\/'>Look at the pictures<span class='screen-reader-text'>Nate Smith, Rev. 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