Dorothy P. Williams giving a folding cot to a man in Resurrection City, an encampment of tents and shacks constructed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., during the Poor People's Campaign.

Dorothy P. Williams giving a folding cot to a man in Resurrection City, an encampment of tents and shacks constructed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., during the Poor People's Campaign.

She is wearing an armband that reads, "Marshal," and three pins that promote the campaign and the National Welfare Rights Organization; one of the pins (which a man behind her is also wearing) reads, "Welfare Rights Now!" Williams was an SCLC member and civil rights activist from...

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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/244
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
Dorothy P. Williams giving a folding cot to a man in Resurrection City, an encampment of tents and shacks constructed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., during the Poor People's Campaign.
Peppler, Jim
fulltopic Southern Courier photographs
Williams, Dorothy P.; African Americans--Economic & social conditions; Civil rights demonstrations; Washington (D.C.)
description She is wearing an armband that reads, "Marshal," and three pins that promote the campaign and the National Welfare Rights Organization; one of the pins (which a man behind her is also wearing) reads, "Welfare Rights Now!" Williams was an SCLC member and civil rights activist from Prichard, Alabama. This image was taken for (but not used in) the photo spread "Poverty Power in Washington," which appeared on page 3 of The Southern Courier for May 25-26, 1968. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol4_No21_1968_05_25.pdf
spelling Q0000033014Q33014Dorothy P. Williams giving a folding cot to a man in Resurrection City, an encampment of tents and shacks constructed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., during the Poor People's Campaign.She is wearing an armband that reads, "Marshal," and three pins that promote the campaign and the National Welfare Rights Organization; one of the pins (which a man behind her is also wearing) reads, "Welfare Rights Now!" Williams was an SCLC member and civil rights activist from Prichard, Alabama. This image was taken for (but not used in) the photo spread "Poverty Power in Washington," which appeared on page 3 of The Southern Courier for May 25-26, 1968. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol4_No21_1968_05_25.pdf1968 May1960-1969Peppler, JimWilliams, Dorothy P.; African Americans--Economic & social conditions; Civil rights demonstrations; Washington (D.C.)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/244
title Dorothy P. Williams giving a folding cot to a man in Resurrection City, an encampment of tents and shacks constructed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., during the Poor People's Campaign.
titleStr Dorothy P. Williams giving a folding cot to a man in Resurrection City, an encampment of tents and shacks constructed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., during the Poor People's Campaign.
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