Wendell Paris and other students and faculty from Tuskegee Institute, standing on the front steps of Tuskegee Methodist Church after a failed attempt to desegregate the congregation.
They are holding hands and singing; Elizabeth Jones Stevens is standing to the left of Paris, and Ruby Taylor and Pattie Jones are standing to the right. Lawrence F. Haygood of the Westminster Presbyterian Church led the group in a worship service on the steps. This image was taken for (but not used...
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| Summary: | They are holding hands and singing; Elizabeth Jones Stevens is standing to the left of Paris, and Ruby Taylor and Pattie Jones are standing to the right. Lawrence F. Haygood of the Westminster Presbyterian Church led the group in a worship service on the steps. This image was taken for (but not used in) the article "Church Doors Are Locked" by Mary Ellen Gale, which appeared on page 1 of The Southern Courier for July 30-31, 1966. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol2_No31_1966_07_30.pdf |
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