Marie and Edwin Bracy beside the fireplace in the two-room shack where her family was living in Redland, Alabama.

Marie and Edwin Bracy beside the fireplace in the two-room shack where her family was living in Redland, Alabama.

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...

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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/6054
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
Marie and Edwin Bracy beside the fireplace in the two-room shack where her family was living in Redland, Alabama.
Peppler, Jim
fulltopic Southern Courier photographs
Bracy, Edwin, 1953-; Bracy, Mittie Marie, 1921-2005; African Americans--Children; African Americans--Domestic life; Redland (Ala.); Elmore County (Ala.)
description 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
spelling Q0000016616Q16616Marie and Edwin Bracy beside the fireplace in the two-room shack where her family was living in Redland, Alabama.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, Edwin, 1953-; Bracy, Mittie Marie, 1921-2005; 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/6054
title Marie and Edwin Bracy beside the fireplace in the two-room shack where her family was living in Redland, Alabama.
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