ugafof_albany_pool_hall pool_hall albany ugafof yes Civil rights leaders visit pool hall Nonviolence--Georgia--Albany African Americans--Violence against--Georgia--Camilla African American women--Violence against--Georgia--Camilla African Americans--Georgia--Albany Civil rights demonstrations--Georgia--Albany Police--Georgia--Albany Segregation--Georgia--Albany Direct action--Georgia--Albany Mobs--Georgia--Albany Civil rights movements--United States Passive resistance--Georgia--Albany Neighborhood--Georgia--Albany Billiard parlors--Georgia--Albany Violence--Press coverage--Georgia--Albany Albany (Ga.)--Race relations--History--20th century Harlem (Albany, Ga.) Albany Movement (Albany, Ga.) Albany (Ga.). Police Dept. King, Marion, 1932-2007 Tuttle, Elbert P. (Elbert Parr), 1897- Elliott, J. Robert, 1910- Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990 Pritchett, Laurie, 1926-2000 King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Reverend Ralph Abernathy and an unidentified civil rights worker visit Dick's Cue Room, Dick Gay's poolroom in Albany's Harlem neighborhood, on Wednesday, July 25, 1962, to explain the role of nonviolence in the movement, and to solicit support from members of Albany's African American community. On the night before, a crowd of African American onlookers, angry at the arrest of protesters, had thrown rocks and bottles at city police officers. Albany Movement leaders, working to encourage nonviolence and combat the damage that this violent outburst caused in the media, declared Wednesday a "Day of Penance" and cancelled all demonstrations. Freedom on Film is a component of the Civil Rights Digital Library, which received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. [Athens, Ga.] : Freedom on Film Civil Rights Digital Library Collection (Digital Library of Georgia) Freedom on Film (Project) Franklin College of Arts and Sciences 2007 Instructional materials Articles Lesson plans Teaching guides http://civilrights.uga.edu/bibliographies/albany/pool_hall.htm Forms part of the Civil Rights Digital Library. Forms part of the Freedom on Film Learning Object Web site. 1962-07-25 Albany (Ga.) Dougherty County (Ga.) Camilla (Ga.) Mitchell County (Ga.) Cite as: Freedom on Film : Civil Rights in Georgia, http://civilrights.uga.edu/ For permission to use story passages or images from the Web site, contact Dr. Barbara McCaskill at bmccaski@uga.edu. 20090526 204856