Marie Bracy in the two-room shack where her family was living in Redland, Alabama.
Roosevelt, Charles, and Edwin Bracy are standing behind her. The Bracy home had been destroyed by a firebomb, so they were living in the shack while their new house was under construction. In this photograph, Mrs. Bracy is discussing her family's escape from the fire. An article about the bomb...
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Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection |
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Alabama Department of Archives and History |
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Alabama Department of Archives and History |
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Southern Courier photographs |
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Southern Courier photographs Marie Bracy in the two-room shack where her family was living in Redland, Alabama. Peppler, Jim |
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Southern Courier photographs Bracy, Charles, 1959-; Bracy, Edwin, 1953-; Bracy, Mittie Marie, 1921-2005; Bracy, Roosevelt, 1916-2000; African Americans--Children; African Americans--Domestic life; Redland (Ala.); Elmore County (Ala.) |
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Roosevelt, Charles, and Edwin Bracy are standing behind her. The Bracy home had been destroyed by a firebomb, so they were living in the shack while their new house was under construction. In this photograph, Mrs. Bracy is discussing her family's escape from the fire. An article about the bomb ("Fire Bomb Levels Elmore County Farmhouse" by John Klein) appeared on page 1 of The Southern Courier for January 8-9, 1966; an article ("On Jan. 1, 1966, the House Was Bombed" by Debra Bracy) and photo spread about the family appeared on page 3 of The Southern Courier for December 2-3, 1967. Both issues are available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol2_No02_1966_01_08.pdf and http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol3_No49_1967_12_02.pdf |
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Q0000016592Q16592Marie Bracy in the two-room shack where her family was living in Redland, Alabama.Roosevelt, Charles, and Edwin Bracy are standing behind her. The Bracy home had been destroyed by a firebomb, so they were living in the shack while their new house was under construction. In this photograph, Mrs. Bracy is discussing her family's escape from the fire. An article about the bomb ("Fire Bomb Levels Elmore County Farmhouse" by John Klein) appeared on page 1 of The Southern Courier for January 8-9, 1966; an article ("On Jan. 1, 1966, the House Was Bombed" by Debra Bracy) and photo spread about the family appeared on page 3 of The Southern Courier for December 2-3, 1967. Both issues are available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol2_No02_1966_01_08.pdf and http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol3_No49_1967_12_02.pdf19671960-1969Peppler, JimBracy, Charles, 1959-; Bracy, Edwin, 1953-; Bracy, Mittie Marie, 1921-2005; Bracy, Roosevelt, 1916-2000; African Americans--Children; African Americans--Domestic life; Redland (Ala.); Elmore County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographic)Peppler, JamesJim Peppler Southern Courier photograph collectionLPP106, Box 1, Binder 2Alabama 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/6035 |
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Marie Bracy in the two-room shack where her family was living in Redland, Alabama. |
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Marie Bracy in the two-room shack where her family was living in Redland, Alabama. |
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Peppler, Jim |
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Peppler, Jim |
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