James William Oakley Jr. photographs
Black-and-white photographs documenting the University of Alabama during its integration by Autherine Lucy in February 1956.
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More About This Collection
Creator
Oakley, James William
Date of Original
1956
Subject
University of Alabama
College integration--Alabama--Tuscaloosa
Segregation in higher education--Alabama
Demonstrations
Location
United States, Alabama, Tuscaloosa County, Tuscaloosa, 33.20984, -87.56917
Medium
black-and-white photographs
Type
StillImage
Description
James William Oakley Jr. took these photographs during the week that Autherine Lucy, the first African American student at The University of Alabama, enrolled in February 1956. Photos do not show Lucy. Photos instead focus on crowds that gathered on campus an in downtown Tuscaloosa in protest of her enrollment. Oakley was a student at the University at the time.
Original Collection
James William Oakley Jr. photographs
Contributing Institution
William Stanley Hoole Special Collections Library
Rights
Sensitive Content
Material contained in The University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections may negatively depict race, gender, religious beliefs, ethnicities, and class. The University of Alabama Libraries does not endorse the views expressed in these materials. We present our collections as they were originally created to promote scholarly research and analysis.
