Group of children and adults on the front porch of a brick house in Newtown, a neighborhood in Montgomery, Alabama.

Bertha Thompson is seated on the left, holding her son, Curtis Scarver; her other son, Cedrick Scarver, is standing in front of her. James Smith (saluting) and Daniel "B-Man" Elder (no shirt) are standing in the center, and Andre Taylor is seated on the young woman's lap in front of t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peppler, Jim
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/10378
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Summary:Bertha Thompson is seated on the left, holding her son, Curtis Scarver; her other son, Cedrick Scarver, is standing in front of her. James Smith (saluting) and Daniel "B-Man" Elder (no shirt) are standing in the center, and Andre Taylor is seated on the young woman's lap in front of them. Kitty McDaniel Peoples is standing in the back row, second from the left, and Ben Williams (sunglasses and white cap) is leaning against the post on the right. The image was taken for (but not used in) the article and photo spread "'Newtown'--A Community Apart," which appeared on pages 4 and 5 of The Southern Courier for August 26-27, 1967. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol3_No35_1967_08_26.pdf