Defaced Confederate monument in downtown Tuskegee, Alabama, after a nighttime student dmonstration protesting the acquittal of Marvin Segrest for the murder of Samuel L. Younge.

Defaced Confederate monument in downtown Tuskegee, Alabama, after a nighttime student dmonstration protesting the acquittal of Marvin Segrest for the murder of Samuel L. Younge.

The base of the monument is covered with graffiti, including the phrase "Black Power." The soldier's face and hands are painted black, and a yellow stripe runs down his back. The trial and demonstrations were discussed in a couple of issues of The Southern Courier, which are available...

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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/4491
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
Defaced Confederate monument in downtown Tuskegee, Alabama, after a nighttime student dmonstration protesting the acquittal of Marvin Segrest for the murder of Samuel L. Younge.
Peppler, Jim
fulltopic Southern Courier photographs
African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Monuments & memorials; Tuskegee (Ala.); Macon County (Ala.)
description The base of the monument is covered with graffiti, including the phrase "Black Power." The soldier's face and hands are painted black, and a yellow stripe runs down his back. The trial and demonstrations were discussed in a couple of issues of The Southern Courier, which are available online: http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol2_No51_1966_12_17.pdf and http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol2_No52_1966_12_24.pdf
spelling Q0000054951Q54951Defaced Confederate monument in downtown Tuskegee, Alabama, after a nighttime student dmonstration protesting the acquittal of Marvin Segrest for the murder of Samuel L. Younge.The base of the monument is covered with graffiti, including the phrase "Black Power." The soldier's face and hands are painted black, and a yellow stripe runs down his back. The trial and demonstrations were discussed in a couple of issues of The Southern Courier, which are available online: http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol2_No51_1966_12_17.pdf and http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol2_No52_1966_12_24.pdf1966 December1960-1969Peppler, JimAfrican Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Monuments & memorials; Tuskegee (Ala.); Macon County (Ala.)Still imageSlides (Photographs)Peppler, JamesJim Peppler Southern Courier photograph collectionLPP106, Box 1, Binder 1Alabama 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/4491
title Defaced Confederate monument in downtown Tuskegee, Alabama, after a nighttime student dmonstration protesting the acquittal of Marvin Segrest for the murder of Samuel L. Younge.
titleStr Defaced Confederate monument in downtown Tuskegee, Alabama, after a nighttime student dmonstration protesting the acquittal of Marvin Segrest for the murder of Samuel L. Younge.
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