Son and daughter of Mrs. Mary Thomas Derico, sitting together in a chair.

Mrs. Derico's house in Waugh, Alabama, had burned down on December 20, and the Alabama Action Committee delivered free food to her family for Christmas. This image was taken for (but not used in) the article and photo spread "Black Christmas," which appeared on pages 2 and 3 of The So...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peppler, Jim
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/7373
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Summary:Mrs. Derico's house in Waugh, Alabama, had burned down on December 20, and the Alabama Action Committee delivered free food to her family for Christmas. This image was taken for (but not used in) the article and photo spread "Black Christmas," which appeared on pages 2 and 3 of The Southern Courier for December 30-31, 1967. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol3_No53_1967_12_30.pdf