African Americans participating in a march led by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Gadsden, Alabama.

Thomas Reed, a member of the Alabama House of Representatives and president of the state chapter of the NAACP, is marching on the front row, second from the 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...

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Main Author: Ayres, Jerry
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/121974
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
African Americans participating in a march led by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Gadsden, Alabama.
Ayres, Jerry
fulltopic Photographs
Reed, Thomas; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights leaders; Legislators--Alabama; Gadsden (Ala.); Etowah County (Ala.)
description Thomas Reed, a member of the Alabama House of Representatives and president of the state chapter of the NAACP, is marching on the front row, second from the 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.
spelling BN0041125_05BN0041125African Americans participating in a march led by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Gadsden, Alabama.Thomas Reed, a member of the Alabama House of Representatives and president of the state chapter of the NAACP, is marching on the front row, second from the 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/121974
title African Americans participating in a march led by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Gadsden, Alabama.
titleStr African Americans participating in a march led by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Gadsden, Alabama.
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