A number were shown in the 1965 Smithsonian Institution exhibition project Profile of Poverty, produced by the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) in support of the antipoverty programs of the 1960s. President Johnson assembled the 'White House Photography Program,' headed by MoMA's John Szarkowski, through which  Davidson's project was used to humanise the poor and demonstrate the urgency of government action. In support of the project, Davidson received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1961, and the project was displayed in 1963 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York; and curator John Szarkowski included pictures from the project in a 1966 solo exhibition, and they were also included in The Negro American, a 1966 collection of essays on the status of African-Americans.
A number of photographs were shown in the 1965 Smithsonian Institution exhibition "Profile of Poverty" to support antipoverty programs of the 1960s, which was created by Davidson and used to humanize the poor and demonstrate the urgency of government action. President Johnson assembled the 'White House Photography Program,' headed by John Szarkowski of MoMA, through which Davidson's project was showcased. The project received a Guggenheim Fellowship for Davidson in 1961, and it was displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1963.  John Szarkowski also included images from the project in his 1966 solo exhibition and in "The Negro American," a collection of essays on African-American status.