Students at the base of the Confederate monument in downtown Tuskegee, Alabama, during a nighttime demonstration protesting the acquittal of Marvin Segrest for the murder of Samuel L. Younge.

Students at the base of the Confederate monument in downtown Tuskegee, Alabama, during a nighttime demonstration protesting the acquittal of Marvin Segrest for the murder of Samuel L. Younge.

The image is very dark and out of focus. Several people are painting the statue. After the demonstration, the base was covered with graffiti (including the phrase "Black Power"), the soldier's hands and face were black, and a yellow stripe was painted down his back. The trial and demo...

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Main Author: Peppler, Jim
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:
Southern Courier photographs
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/14063
format Electronic
collection Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Southern Courier photographs
spellingShingle Southern Courier photographs
Students at the base of the Confederate monument in downtown Tuskegee, Alabama, during a nighttime demonstration protesting the acquittal of Marvin Segrest for the murder of Samuel L. Younge.
Peppler, Jim
fulltopic Southern Courier photographs
African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Monuments & memorials; Tuskegee (Ala.); Macon County (Ala.)
description The image is very dark and out of focus. Several people are painting the statue. After the demonstration, the base was covered with graffiti (including the phrase "Black Power"), the soldier's hands and face were black, and a yellow stripe was painted down his back. The trial and demonstration were discussed in a couple of issues of The Southern Courier, which are available online: http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol2_No51_1966_12_17.pdf and http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol2_No52_1966_12_24.pdf
spelling Q0000125453Q125453Students at the base of the Confederate monument in downtown Tuskegee, Alabama, during a nighttime demonstration protesting the acquittal of Marvin Segrest for the murder of Samuel L. Younge.The image is very dark and out of focus. Several people are painting the statue. After the demonstration, the base was covered with graffiti (including the phrase "Black Power"), the soldier's hands and face were black, and a yellow stripe was painted down his back. The trial and demonstration were discussed in a couple of issues of The Southern Courier, which are available online: http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol2_No51_1966_12_17.pdf and http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol2_No52_1966_12_24.pdf1966 December1960-1969Peppler, JimAfrican Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Monuments & memorials; Tuskegee (Ala.); Macon County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographic)Peppler, JamesJim Peppler Southern Courier photograph collectionLPP106, Box 3Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130 EnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History.4000 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/14063
title Students at the base of the Confederate monument in downtown Tuskegee, Alabama, during a nighttime demonstration protesting the acquittal of Marvin Segrest for the murder of Samuel L. Younge.
titleStr Students at the base of the Confederate monument in downtown Tuskegee, Alabama, during a nighttime demonstration protesting the acquittal of Marvin Segrest for the murder of Samuel L. Younge.
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