African Americans participating in a march led by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Gadsden, Alabama.
They are holding signs that read, "Thou Shall Not Kill" and "We Shall Not Submit / We Will Not Hide / We Want the [--] of Justice to [S--]" (several words are obscured). Thomas Reed, a member of the Alabama House of Representatives and president of the state chapter of the NAACP,...
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Photographs African Americans participating in a march led by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Gadsden, Alabama. Ayres, Jerry |
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Photographs Reed, Thomas; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights leaders; Legislators--Alabama; Gadsden (Ala.); Etowah County (Ala.) |
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They are holding signs that read, "Thou Shall Not Kill" and "We Shall Not Submit / We Will Not Hide / We Want the [--] of Justice to [S--]" (several words are obscured). Thomas Reed, a member of the Alabama House of Representatives and president of the state chapter of the NAACP, is on the far right. The United Klans of America held a march in Gadsden the same day. The demonstrations were organized in response to the recent killing of Collis Madden, an African American man who was shot 15 times by police after a high-speed chase. |
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BN0041125_04BN0041125African Americans participating in a march led by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Gadsden, Alabama.They are holding signs that read, "Thou Shall Not Kill" and "We Shall Not Submit / We Will Not Hide / We Want the [--] of Justice to [S--]" (several words are obscured). Thomas Reed, a member of the Alabama House of Representatives and president of the state chapter of the NAACP, is on the far right. The United Klans of America held a march in Gadsden the same day. The demonstrations were organized in response to the recent killing of Collis Madden, an African American man who was shot 15 times by police after a high-speed chase.1978-03-111970-1979Ayres, JerryBirmingham News78-01258Reed, Thomas; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights leaders; Legislators--Alabama; Gadsden (Ala.); Etowah County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives4000 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/121958 |
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African Americans participating in a march led by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Gadsden, Alabama. |
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African Americans participating in a march led by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Gadsden, Alabama. |
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Ayres, Jerry |
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Ayres, Jerry |
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