- Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
- Title:
- Representative John Lewis visiting the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary during a surprise visit to check on Cuban detainees at the prison, 1987
- Creator:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Contributor to Resource:
- Addicks, Rich, 1954-
- Date of Original:
- 1987-04-17
- Subject:
- Politicians
African American Politicians
Civil rights workers
City council members
Prisons - People:
- Lewis, John, 1940-2020
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Printed on assignment sheet: "U.S. Congressman John Lewis visits US Penitentiary Friday while in Atlanta. With Lewis is Sally Sandidge, coordinator of Coalition to Support Cuban Detainees. 1987-04-17." Printed on front: "Special to Miami News, Cal Davis. U.S. Congressman John Lewis visits U.S. Penitentiary while in Atlanta on 4/17/87. With Lewis is Sally Sandidge, coordinator of Coalition to Support Cuban Detainees. Photo by Rich Addicks, Atlanta Journal/Constitution." Caption: "U.S. Rep. John Lewis, accompanied by Sally Sandidge, coordinator of the Coalition to Support Cuban Detainees, pays a surprise visit to the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary on Friday. After a three-hour tour of the facility, the freshman congressman said he would call for a congressional probe into the legality of the detention of 1,565 Cubans at the pen. Saturday April 18, 1987."
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ajc/id/14615
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/ajc:14615/manifest.json
- Additional Rights Information:
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: AJCP452-147h, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive;
- Contributing Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
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Representative John Lewis visiting the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary during a surprise visit to check on Cuban detainees at the prison, 1987
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