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Description:: Roosevelt "Bo" Richmond was an amateur photographer from Alabama. He photographed events, buildings, people, and documented the Civil Rights movement in Atlanta in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Date of Original:: 1964/1974
Contributing Institution:: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

Description:: The Negro Travelers' Green Book series was published by Victor H. Green as a resource for African American travelers; the information provided in the travel guide enabled African Americans to find safe and welcoming dining and lodging accommodations during the days of segregation.
Date of Original:: 1956
Contributing Institution:: South Caroliniana Library

Description:: The Bob Simms collection documents the life and activities of Robert H. Simms in the black communities in Coconut Grove and Miami and reflects his work with the Community Relations Board and the Defense Race Relations Institute. The collection also contains campaign materials from Leah Simms, the first African American female judge in the state of Florida, and the "Glory in the Grove" photographs of people and events at the George Washington Carver elementary and high schools in Coconut Grove before desegregation. A final component of the collection includes photographs, correspondence and clippings of General "Chappie" James and his family. General James was the first four star African American General and married Dorothy Watkins.
Date of Original:: 1953/1964
Contributing Institution:: University of Miami. Library. Special Collections

Description:: Over 1000 photographs documenting the history and social life of Atlanta, Georgia from 1923 to 1964, including weddings, sports events, portraits, local buildings, companies, the Atlanta labor community, and the Shriners Yaarab Temple, from the collections of Georgia State University's Special Collections
Date of Original:: 1923/1964
Contributing Institution:: Georgia State University. Special Collections

Description:: Photographs taken by the Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers that depict life in Atlanta from the 1920s to 1957.
Date of Original:: 1920/1957
Contributing Institution:: Georgia State University. Special Collections

Description:: Photographs dating from the 1840s to the 2009 from the photography staff of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Date of Original:: 1840/2009
Contributing Institution:: Georgia State University. Special Collections

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