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