Owens, Ben, 1914-

Authoritative Name:
Owens, Ben, 1914-
Biography:
African American civil rights activist and Southern Christian Leadership Conference field organizer. Known as "Sunshine," he also worked on the SCOPE Project.
Alternate Names:
Owens, Sunshine, 1914-
Associated Subjects:
Owens, Ben, 1914-
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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Ben "Sunshine" Owens and LeRoy Collins leaving the Brown Chapel AME Church parsonage on the night of the memorial service for James Reeb in Selma, Alabama.

Creator:
Martin, Spider
Date of Original:
1965-03-15
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Ben "Sunshine" Owens and other demonstrators at the airport in Birmingham, Alabama, protesting the incarceration of Fred Shuttlesworth and several other civil rights leaders.

Creator:
Battle, Dave
Date of Original:
1967-10-23
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Demonstrators at Kelly Ingram Park before marching to the Jefferson County courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama, to protest the incarceration of Martin Luther King Jr. and several other civil rights leaders.

Creator:
Jones, Ed
Date of Original:
1967-10-30
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Demonstrators marching to the Jefferson County courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama, to protest the incarceration of Martin Luther King Jr. and several other civil rights leaders.

Creator:
Jones, Ed
Date of Original:
1967-10-30
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Demonstrators marching toward the Jefferson County Courthouse in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, for a voter registration rally.

Creator:
Farmer, John
Date of Original:
1966-01
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Demonstrators marching toward the Jefferson County Courthouse in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, for a voter registration rally.

Creator:
Farmer, John
Date of Original:
1966-01
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History
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