- Collection:
- Alabama Media Group Collection
- Title:
- State troopers preventing Henry Hobdy and Dorothy Davis from entering Murphy High School in Mobile, Alabama.
- Publisher:
- Montgomery, Ala. : Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Date of Original:
- 1963-09-09
- Subject:
- African Americans--Civil rights
Education
Police
Race relations--Alabama
School integration
Segregation--Alabama
Students
Mobile (Ala.)
Mobile County (Ala.) - People:
- Hobdy, Henry
Davis, Dorothy Bridgett
Smelley, Joe - Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
- Medium:
- negatives (photographs)
black-and-white negatives - Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Major Joe Smelley is standing in the front, wearing glasses. The students were barred from entering due to an executive order from Governor George Wallace that prevented school integration. The order is available online at http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/executive/id/193/rec/13
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/59647
- IIIF manifest:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/iiif/2/amg:59647/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:
- Mobile Press-Register
Alabama Media Group
Alabama Media Group Collection - Contributing Institution:
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Rights:
-
State troopers preventing Henry Hobdy and Dorothy Davis from entering Murphy High School in Mobile, Alabama.
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