Young woman at bat during a women's softball game, in Montgomery, Alabama.

Cessie Ree Cooper of Newtown is playing catcher, and the umpire, Ralph Featherstone, was an employee at WRMA, an African American radio station in Montgomery. This image was used in the photo spread "Play Ball!" which appeared on page 3 of The Southern Courier for July 22-23, 1967. The iss...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peppler, Jim
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/7044
Description
Summary:Cessie Ree Cooper of Newtown is playing catcher, and the umpire, Ralph Featherstone, was an employee at WRMA, an African American radio station in Montgomery. This image was used in the photo spread "Play Ball!" which appeared on page 3 of The Southern Courier for July 22-23, 1967. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol3_No30_1967_07_22.pdf