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- Collection:
- Alabama Media Group Collection
- Title:
- Autherine Lucy and her lawyers, Thurgood Marshall, Arthur Shores, and Constance Baker Motley, walking past the federal courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama, on the day a federal judge ordered her readmission to the University of Alabama.
- Creator:
- Dean, Norman
- Publisher:
- Montgomery, Ala. : Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Date of Original:
- 1956-02-29
- Subject:
- African Americans--Civil rights
African Americans--Education
Civic leaders
Civil rights
Lawyers
School integration
Birmingham (Ala.)
Jefferson County (Ala.) - People:
- Lucy, Autherine, 1929-2022
Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993
Motley, Constance Baker, 1921-2005
Shores, Arthur D. (Arthur Davis), 1904-1996 - Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
- Medium:
- negatives (photographs)
black-and-white negatives - Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Lucy was the first African American student enrolled at the University of Alabama, but university trustees expelled her due to mob violence.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/67840
- IIIF manifest:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/iiif/2/amg:67840/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:
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