UPI - The African American Experience 1930-1980

 

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    Identifier

    35160004311578

    Creation Date

    12-5-1975

    Subject—Names

    Coretta Scott King

    Subject—Topics

    Black history; Civil rights; Desegregation

    Description

    Montgomery, Ala.: At the 20th anniversary of the 1955 bus boycott, three of the principals come down the steps of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church 12/5, led by Mrs. Coretta King (bottom), widow of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Mrs. Rosa Parks, who in 1955 refused to give up her seat on a local bus, that touched off a 361-day boycott, and Rev. Ralph Abernathy, who was one of the leaders of the boycott, and is now President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Atlanta.

    Format

    BW photograph, 8.5" x 11"

    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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