UPI - The African American Experience 1930-1980

 

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    Identifier

    35160004356391

    Creation Date

    12-5-1975

    Subject—Names

    Coretta Scott King

    Subject—Topics

    Civil Rights Movement

    Description

    Montgomery, ALA: Prior to a 12/5 press conference, Mrs. Coretta King chats briefly from behind a pamphlet with Rev. Bernard Lee, a co-ordinator of the 20th anniversary celebration of the 1955 bus boycott. Mrs. King, widow of slain civil rights leader, Dr. Martin L. king, called on Congress or President Ford to conduct an independent investigation into the death of her husband.

    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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