- Collection:
- Chattanooga Sit-ins and desegregation
- Title:
- Print, Photographic
- Creator:
- Wilson, Delmont
- Date of Original:
- 1960-02
- Subject:
- Race relations
Chattanooga (Tenn.)--Race relations
African Americans--Tennessee--Chattanooga
African Americans--Social conditions
Civil rights demonstrations--Tennessee--Chattanooga
Civil rights workers--Tennessee--Chattanooga - Location:
- United States, Tennessee, Hamilton County, Chattanooga, 35.04563, -85.30968
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Black and white photograph of a crowd gathered during the Chattanooga sit-ins of February 1960. This photo was taken on the third or fourth day of protests. A crowd of mostly young whites surrounded a group of African American students in front of the Holiday Shoes and Craig's Red Cross Shoes storefronts. Image similar to 2007.083.001.uu. The name "Wilson" is written on the back referring to the photographer, likely Delmont Wilson of the Chattanooga News-Free Press.
- Metadata URL:
- http://chattanooga.pastperfectonline.com/photo/91BDE815-CC97-4DF0-BC4C-369981375301
- Language:
- eng
- Contributing Institution:
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- Rights: