- Collection:
- Alabama Media Group Collection
- Title:
- Demonstrators marching toward the Jefferson County Courthouse in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, for a voter registration rally.
- Creator:
- Farmer, John
- Publisher:
- Montgomery, Ala. : Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Date of Original:
- 1966-01
- Subject:
- African Americans--Civil rights
Civil rights demonstrations
Civic leaders
Civil rights
Voter registration
Birmingham (Ala.)
Jefferson County (Ala.) - People:
- Owens, Ben, 1914-
Williams, Hosea, 1926-2000 - Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
- Medium:
- negatives (photographs)
black-and-white negatives - Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Marchers are carrying signs that read, "If I Could Go 6 Days a Week to Register Wallace Would Go, Too" (work by Ben "Sunshine" Owens); "No Elections Are Free Until We Are Free to Register and Vote"; and "We Invite the Registrar to Come to Our Neighborhood and Get to Work!" The 1965-1966 Birmingham voter registration campaign advocated for increased registration hours at the county courthouse and registration in local neighborhoods.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/40946
- IIIF manifest:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/iiif/2/amg:40946/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:
-
