- Collection:
- Alabama Media Group Collection
- Title:
- Demonstrators in front of city hall in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, marching toward the Jefferson County courthouse for a voter registration rally.
- Creator:
- Farmer, John
- Publisher:
- Montgomery, Ala. : Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Date of Original:
- 1966-01
- Subject:
- African Americans--Civil rights
City halls
Civil rights demonstrations
Voter registration
Birmingham (Ala.)
Jefferson County (Ala.) - Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
- Medium:
- negatives (photographs)
black-and-white negatives - Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The 1965-1966 Birmingham voter registration campaign advocated for increased registration hours at the county courthouse and registration in local neighborhoods. Marchers are holding signs that read, "Let Us Register Now" and "Let Us Register Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday Each Week." The woman on the left is carrying the issue of The Southern Courier for January 1-2, 1966: (http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol2_No01_1966_01_01.pdf
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/40817
- IIIF manifest:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/iiif/2/amg:40817/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.com
- Original Collection:
- Birmingham News
Alabama Media Group
Alabama Media Group Collection - Contributing Institution:
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Rights:
-
