Powell, Bill

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Powell, Bill

Biography:

Clergyman from Pittsburgh, PA who participated in civil rights protests in the early 1960s.

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Protesters, including Bill Powell, James McCoy, Mal Goode, and Byrd Brown, and band, with placards reading: "Job opportunities for us too"; "We just want our God-given rights"; "The soundness of our cause should prick your conscience" outside Civic Arena

Creator:: Harris, Teenie, 1908-1998
Date of Original:: 1960
Collection:: Documenting Our Past: The Teenie Harris Archive Project
Contributing Institution:: Carnegie Museum of Art

Rev. Jimmy Joe Robinson preparing to lead protest march, with Bill Powell, Mike Desmond, men in hard hats, and others carrying flags with wreath wrapped around fist motif, with St. Benedict the Moor church in background

Creator:: Harris, Teenie, 1908-1998
Date of Original:: 1960/1975
Collection:: Documenting Our Past: The Teenie Harris Archive Project
Contributing Institution:: Carnegie Museum of Art