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Powell, W. J.

Authoritative Name:

Powell, W. J.

Biography:

One of over 80 African American civil rights workers arrested in February 1956 during the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Picture taken at arrest available on the Smoking Gun website and named in Montgomery Advertiser.

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Powell, W. J.

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Rev. W.J. Powell

Creator:: Montgomery County (Ala.). Sheriff's Dept.
Date of Original:: 1956-02-21
Collection:: Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement
Contributing Institution:: Montgomery County (Ala.). Archives