Richard Boone, Lula Williams, and others, marching down Montgomery Street in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, during a civil rights demonstration.

Richard Boone, Lula Williams, and others, marching down Montgomery Street in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, during a civil rights demonstration.

Policemen on motorcycles are escorting the marchers. Several businesses are visible on the street, including the Whitley Hotel, the Jefferson Davis Hotel, Guaranty Savings Life Insurance Company, and the Empire Theater (DR. ZHIVAGO is advertised on the marquee). The image is very dark. Several march...

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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/2108
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
Richard Boone, Lula Williams, and others, marching down Montgomery Street in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, during a civil rights demonstration.
Peppler, Jim
fulltopic Southern Courier photographs
Boone, Richard; Williams, Lula; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights leaders; Law enforcement officers; Montgomery (Ala.); Montgomery County (Ala.)
description Policemen on motorcycles are escorting the marchers. Several businesses are visible on the street, including the Whitley Hotel, the Jefferson Davis Hotel, Guaranty Savings Life Insurance Company, and the Empire Theater (DR. ZHIVAGO is advertised on the marquee). 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
spelling Q0000037396Q37396Richard Boone, Lula Williams, and others, marching down Montgomery Street in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, during a civil rights demonstration.Policemen on motorcycles are escorting the marchers. Several businesses are visible on the street, including the Whitley Hotel, the Jefferson Davis Hotel, Guaranty Savings Life Insurance Company, and the Empire Theater (DR. ZHIVAGO is advertised on the marquee). 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.pdf1967 June 131960-1969Peppler, JimBoone, Richard; Williams, Lula; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights leaders; Law enforcement officers; Montgomery (Ala.); Montgomery 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/2108
title Richard Boone, Lula Williams, and others, marching down Montgomery Street in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, during a civil rights demonstration.
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