Judge Marvin Cherner swearing in Louphenia Thomas at the Jefferson County courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama.

Thomas was elected to fill the unexpired term of John Porter in the Alabama House of Representatives, becoming the first African American woman to serve in the state legislature.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Paravicini, Haywood
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/100745
format Electronic
collection Alabama Media Group Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Photographs
spellingShingle Photographs
Judge Marvin Cherner swearing in Louphenia Thomas at the Jefferson County courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama.
Paravicini, Haywood
fulltopic Photographs
Cherner, Marvin; Thomas, Louphenia, 1915-2001; African Americans--Political activity; Courtrooms; Judges; Legislators--Alabama; Politics & government; Women--Political activity; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)
description Thomas was elected to fill the unexpired term of John Porter in the Alabama House of Representatives, becoming the first African American woman to serve in the state legislature.
spelling BN0039492_04BN0039492Judge Marvin Cherner swearing in Louphenia Thomas at the Jefferson County courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama.Thomas was elected to fill the unexpired term of John Porter in the Alabama House of Representatives, becoming the first African American woman to serve in the state legislature.1977-07-081970-1979Paravicini, HaywoodBirmingham News77-03328Cherner, Marvin; Thomas, Louphenia, 1915-2001; African Americans--Political activity; Courtrooms; Judges; Legislators--Alabama; Politics & government; Women--Political activity; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives2000 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/100745
title Judge Marvin Cherner swearing in Louphenia Thomas at the Jefferson County courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama.
titleStr Judge Marvin Cherner swearing in Louphenia Thomas at the Jefferson County courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama.
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