Roosevelt Scott looking over the wall of a cinder block house being constructed for his family in Lowndes County, Alabama.

Roosevelt Scott looking over the wall of a cinder block house being constructed for his family in Lowndes County, Alabama.

The Scott family was living in a tent at the time this photograph was taken; the residents of "Tent City" had been evicted from their homes after registering to vote. This image was taken for (but not used in) the article "A Christmas Eve in Tent City--'It's Too Cold to Make...

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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/1862
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
Roosevelt Scott looking over the wall of a cinder block house being constructed for his family in Lowndes County, Alabama.
Peppler, Jim
fulltopic Southern Courier photographs
Scott, Roosevelt; African Americans--Children; African Americans--Domestic life; Lowndes County (Ala.)
description The Scott family was living in a tent at the time this photograph was taken; the residents of "Tent City" had been evicted from their homes after registering to vote. This image was taken for (but not used in) the article "A Christmas Eve in Tent City--'It's Too Cold to Make a Cake'" by Viola Bradford, which appeared on page 1 of The Southern Courier for December 31, 1966-January 1, 1967. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol3_No01_1967_01_01.pdf
spelling Q0000037244Q37244Roosevelt Scott looking over the wall of a cinder block house being constructed for his family in Lowndes County, Alabama.The Scott family was living in a tent at the time this photograph was taken; the residents of "Tent City" had been evicted from their homes after registering to vote. This image was taken for (but not used in) the article "A Christmas Eve in Tent City--'It's Too Cold to Make a Cake'" by Viola Bradford, which appeared on page 1 of The Southern Courier for December 31, 1966-January 1, 1967. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol3_No01_1967_01_01.pdf1966 December 241960-1969Peppler, JimScott, Roosevelt; African Americans--Children; African Americans--Domestic life; Lowndes County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographic)Peppler, JamesJim Peppler Southern Courier photograph collectionLPP106, Box 2, Binder 3Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36130EnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History.4000 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/1862
title Roosevelt Scott looking over the wall of a cinder block house being constructed for his family in Lowndes County, Alabama.
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