Richard Boone addressing an audience in front of the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, during a civil rights demonstration.

Roosevelt Barnett is standing beside Boone. The Capitol is not visible in the background because the image is very dark. Several marches and demonstrations took place in Montgomery in June 1967. They were discussed in an article ("Marches Held in Capital") on pages 1 and 6 of The Southern...

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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/1921
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Summary:Roosevelt Barnett is standing beside Boone. The Capitol is not visible in the background because the image is very dark. Several marches and demonstrations took place in Montgomery in June 1967. They were discussed in an article ("Marches Held in Capital") on pages 1 and 6 of The Southern Courier for June 17-18, 1967, and in an article ("Goals No Closer for Marchers in Capital") and a photo spread ("Montgomery Marches") on pages 1 and 3 of The Southern Courier for June 24-25, 1967. The issues are available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol3_No25_1967_06_17.pdf and http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol3_No26_1967_06_24.pdf