- Collection:
- Alabama Media Group Collection
- Title:
- Posters on vehicles during a demonstration held to protest Governor George Wallace's visit to Hobson City, Alabama.
- Creator:
- Claybrook, Clint
Hill, Tommy - Publisher:
- Montgomery, Ala. : Alabama Department of Archives and History
- Date of Original:
- 1971-08-18
- Subject:
- African Americans--Civil rights
Demonstrations
Hobson City (Ala.)
Calhoun County (Ala.) - Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
- Medium:
- black-and-white negatives
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/tiff
- Description:
- One poster reads, "This Is Black Country Not Geo Wallace," and the other reads, "Get your Lies straight Wallace." Another sign on the car features a man pointing a gun at the camera. Earlier in the day, Wallace had issued an executive order to reestablish the previous year's school zones in the area to prevent busing. For the text of the order, see https://digital.archives.alabama.gov/digital/collection/executive/id/584.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/206389
- IIIF manifest:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/iiif/2/amg:206389/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.com
- Original Collection:
- Birmingham News
Alabama Media Group
Alabama Media Group Collection - Contributing Institution:
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Rights:
-
