- Collection:
- The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
- Title:
- Senator James O. Eastland at S.C. Citizen's Council rally
- Creator:
- The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
McGrail, John Henry - Date of Original:
- 1956-01-26
- Subject:
- Citizens' Councils of America
Township Auditorium (Columbia, S.C.)
Politicians
Segregation - People:
- Blatt, Solomon, 1896-1986
Eastland, James O. (James Oliver), 1904-1986
Rivers, L. Mendel (Lucius Mendel), 1905-1970
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003 - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Richland County, 34.0218, -80.90304
United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, 34.00071, -81.03481 - Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Description:
- U.S. Senator James O. Eastland of Mississippi speaks at a state-wide rally of South Carolina Citizens' Councils being held at the Township Auditorium. The Councils oppose integration of South Carolina schools and other civil-rights related federal legislation. On the stage are S.C. Representative L. Mendel Rivers (left with glasses), Rev. L. B. McCord of Clarendon County (next to the podium), Strom Thurmond (behind Eastland), and Speaker of the S.C. House of Representatives Sol Blatt (right). The Senator's speech is being broadcast by several local radio stations.
1703 Taylor Street, Columbia, S.C. - Local Identifier:
- state_008_0081
- Metadata URL:
- http://cdm16817.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16817coll21/id/1656
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright The State Media Company. All rights reserved. For more information, contact the Walker Local and Family History Center at Richland Library, Columbia, S.C. 29201.
- Original Collection:
- Box 8, Eastland, Sen. James O., The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
- Contributing Institution:
- Richland Library
- Rights:
-
