tnbek_beck_000247 000247 beck tnbek yes Tennessee and Bijou theaters protest Theaters--Tennessee--Knoxville African Americans--Tennessee--Knoxville African Americans--Tennessee--Knoxville--Social life and customs African American business enterprises--Tennessee--Knoxville Civil rights demonstrations--Tennessee--Knoxville African American civil rights workers--Tennessee--Knoxville Civil rights workers--Tennessee--Knoxville Civil rights movements--Tennessee--Knoxville African Americans--Civil rights--Tennessee--Knoxville Civil rights--Tennessee--Knoxville Segregation--Tennessee--Knoxville African Americans--Segregation--Tennessee--Knoxville Discrimination in public accommodations--Tennessee--Knoxville Barry, Marion, 1936- Porter, Jerry Rollins, Avon A March 1963 article from The Aurora newspaper in Knoxville, Tennessee about a civil rights demonstration at the Tennessee and Bijou Theatres in which 53 people were arrested. The segregated theaters refused to admit African Americans. The accompanying photograph includes Tennessee native, Marion Barry, who later served as mayor of Washington, D.C. as well as Avon Rollins and Jerry Porter. The University of Tennessee Libraries (Knoxville, Tennessee) is the digital publisher. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. Knoxville, Tenn. : University of Tennessee Library in association with the Beck Cultural Exchange Center 2008-02-04 News Newspapers Articles http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003364 Beck Cultural Exchange Center (Knoxville, Tenn.) Volunteer Voices (Project) 1963-03 Knoxville (Tenn.) Knox County (Tenn.) For current rights information, please visit: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200600000001200 20101201 150040