- Collection:
- Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights
- Title:
- Photograph of Reverend Joseph Metz Rollins and police officers, 1963 May 09
- Creator:
- Foster, Don
- Date of Original:
- 1963-05-09
- Subject:
- Nashville Christian Leadership Conference
Civil rights demonstrations--Tennessee--Nashville
Civil rights movements--Tennessee--Nashville--History--Sources
Nonviolence--Tennessee--Nashville
African American civil rights workers--Tennessee--Nashville
African Americans--Civil rights--Tennessee--Nashville
African Americans--Tennessee--Nashville--History--Sources
Segregation--Tennessee--Nashville
Protest movements--Tennessee--Nashville
Activists--American--Tennessee--Nashville
Police--Tennessee--Nashville
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social conditions
Southern States--Race relations--History--20th century--Sources - People:
- Rollins, J. Metz (Joseph Metz), 1926-
- Location:
- United States, Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, 36.16589, -86.78444
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/tiff
- Description:
- A photograph of Reverend Joseph Metz Rollins with police officers before a demonstration, Nashville, Tennessee, May 9, 1963. Reverend Rollins served with the National Committee of Black Churchmen and the Nashville Christian Leadership Council during the civil rights movement in Nashville. His leadership and organization efforts contributed to the success of desegregation across the South. Under the direction of Reverend Joseph Metz Rollins, movement participants "called for an end to discriminatory practices in Nashville."
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.library.nashville.org/u?/nr,561
- Rights Holder:
- U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
- Extent:
- 1 photo. neg. : b&w ; 35 mm.
- Original Collection:
- Nashville Banner Archives, Special Collections Division, Nashville Public Library.
- Contributing Institution:
- Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division
- Rights:
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