UPI - The African American Experience 1930-1980

 

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Identifier

35160004356649

Creation Date

1-1-1960

Subject—Names

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Subject—Topics

Civil Rights Movement

Description

Richmond, VA.: Some 2,700 Negroes staged rally and protest march on Virginia state capital 1/1, protesting closure of public schools in Prince Edward County, Va. Here group leaves auditorium for march (L to R); Lester Banks, NAACP secretary; Rev. R. G. Williams, March coordinator; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., featured speaker; and Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker, one of the rally leaders.

Format

BW Photograph, 11" x 8.5"

Source

United Press International

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Keywords

African Americans, history, United States, prejudice, desegregation, civil rights movement, Black Panthers

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