Man, possibly a police officer, standing outside during a civil rights demonstration in Luverne, Alabama.
He is wearing a gas mask around his neck and is holding a baton. Representative Alton Turner and local civil rights leaders are standing in the group in the background. This image was taken for (but not used in) the article "Negroes Don't Think Luverne Is Very 'Friendly'" by...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/1027 |
| Summary: | He is wearing a gas mask around his neck and is holding a baton. Representative Alton Turner and local civil rights leaders are standing in the group in the background. This image was taken for (but not used in) the article "Negroes Don't Think Luverne Is Very 'Friendly'" by Scott De Garmo, which appeared on pages 1 and 2 of The Southern Courier for December 18-19, 1965. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol1_No23_1965_12_18.pdf |
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