Men and women seated at a table before the Senate Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty, during a hearing at the Heidelberg Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi.

The men and women addressed the committee at the hearing. J. C. Killingsworth, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Unita Blackwell are in the group; the photograph was taken from behind. The hearings were conducted by Senators Robert F. Kennedy, Joseph S. Clark, George Murphy, and Jacob Javits; the men are seated...

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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/5992

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 Men and women seated at a table before the Senate Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty, during a hearing at the Heidelberg Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi. Peppler, Jim
fulltopic	Southern Courier photographs Clark, Joseph S.; Blackwell, Unita; Hamer, Fannie Lou; Javits, Jacob K. (Jacob Koppel), 1904-1986; Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968; Killingsworth, J. C.; Murphy, George, 1902-1992; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights leaders; Legislators--United States; Politics & government; Jackson (Miss.)
description	The men and women addressed the committee at the hearing. J. C. Killingsworth, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Unita Blackwell are in the group; the photograph was taken from behind. The hearings were conducted by Senators Robert F. Kennedy, Joseph S. Clark, George Murphy, and Jacob Javits; the men are seated at the long table in the background. This image was taken for (but not used in) an article ("Senators Told of Poverty" by Patricia James) and photo spread ("U.S. Senators Meet the People") that appeared on pages 1 and 3 of The Southern Courier for April 15-16, 1967. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol3_No16_1967_04_15.pdf
spelling	Q0000031857Q31857Men and women seated at a table before the Senate Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty, during a hearing at the Heidelberg Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi.The men and women addressed the committee at the hearing. J. C. Killingsworth, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Unita Blackwell are in the group; the photograph was taken from behind. The hearings were conducted by Senators Robert F. Kennedy, Joseph S. Clark, George Murphy, and Jacob Javits; the men are seated at the long table in the background. This image was taken for (but not used in) an article ("Senators Told of Poverty" by Patricia James) and photo spread ("U.S. Senators Meet the People") that appeared on pages 1 and 3 of The Southern Courier for April 15-16, 1967. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol3_No16_1967_04_15.pdf1967 April 101960-1969Peppler, JimClark, Joseph S.; Blackwell, Unita; Hamer, Fannie Lou; Javits, Jacob K. (Jacob Koppel), 1904-1986; Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968; Killingsworth, J. C.; Murphy, George, 1902-1992; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights leaders; Legislators--United States; Politics & government; Jackson (Miss.)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/5992
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Men and women seated at a table before the Senate Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty, during a hearing at the Heidelberg Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi.

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