Fred Shuttlesworth speaking to demonstrators outside the Jefferson County courthouse in Bessemer, Alabama, protesting the incarceration of Martin Luther King, Jr., and several other civil rights leaders.

Fred Shuttlesworth speaking to demonstrators outside the Jefferson County courthouse in Bessemer, Alabama, protesting the incarceration of Martin Luther King, Jr., and several other civil rights leaders.

Hosea Williams is standing beside Shuttlesworth with his arms folded. On October 30, 1967, Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph Abernathy, Wyatt Tee Walker, and A. D. King flew to Birmingham from Atlanta to serve a five-day prison sentence that had been ordered during civil rights protests in 1963. (In 196...

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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/14089
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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
Fred Shuttlesworth speaking to demonstrators outside the Jefferson County courthouse in Bessemer, Alabama, protesting the incarceration of Martin Luther King, Jr., and several other civil rights leaders.
Peppler, Jim
fulltopic Southern Courier photographs
Shuttlesworth, Fred L., 1922-2011; Williams, Hosea, 1926-2000; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights leaders; Bessemer (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)
description Hosea Williams is standing beside Shuttlesworth with his arms folded. On October 30, 1967, Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph Abernathy, Wyatt Tee Walker, and A. D. King flew to Birmingham from Atlanta to serve a five-day prison sentence that had been ordered during civil rights protests in 1963. (In 1967 the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled that they had to serve their time in jail.) The prison sentence was discussed in The Southern Courier for November 4-5, 1967 ("King in B'ham Jail: 'Small Price to Pay'"), and the subsequent mass meeting was covered in the issue for November 11-12, 1967 ("It's Like Old Times in B'ham"). Both issues are available online (not on the ADAH website: http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol3_No45_1967_11_04.pdf and http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol3_No46_1967_11_11.pdf
spelling Q0000125497Q125497Fred Shuttlesworth speaking to demonstrators outside the Jefferson County courthouse in Bessemer, Alabama, protesting the incarceration of Martin Luther King, Jr., and several other civil rights leaders.Hosea Williams is standing beside Shuttlesworth with his arms folded. On October 30, 1967, Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph Abernathy, Wyatt Tee Walker, and A. D. King flew to Birmingham from Atlanta to serve a five-day prison sentence that had been ordered during civil rights protests in 1963. (In 1967 the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled that they had to serve their time in jail.) The prison sentence was discussed in The Southern Courier for November 4-5, 1967 ("King in B'ham Jail: 'Small Price to Pay'"), and the subsequent mass meeting was covered in the issue for November 11-12, 1967 ("It's Like Old Times in B'ham"). Both issues are available online (not on the ADAH website: http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol3_No45_1967_11_04.pdf and http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol3_No46_1967_11_11.pdf1967 October-November1960-1969Peppler, JimShuttlesworth, Fred L., 1922-2011; Williams, Hosea, 1926-2000; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights leaders; Bessemer (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)Still imageSlides (Photographs)Peppler, JamesJim Peppler Southern Courier photograph collectionLPP106, Box 4Alabama 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/14089
title Fred Shuttlesworth speaking to demonstrators outside the Jefferson County courthouse in Bessemer, Alabama, protesting the incarceration of Martin Luther King, Jr., and several other civil rights leaders.
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