- Collection:
- The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
- Title:
- Protesters and supporters await George C. Wallace at Columbia Airport
- Creator:
- The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
- Date of Original:
- 1964-06-26
- Subject:
- Demonstrations
- Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Lexington County, 33.90233, -81.27219
United States, South Carolina, Lexington County, West Columbia, 33.99349, -81.07398 - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Description:
- Protesters march along the fence at the Columbia Airport while supporters sit on the roof of the airport terminal. Protest signs read "Remember 1948? South Carolina lost by bolting from the party" and "Bessinger is a loser, and so is Wallace. South Carolina needs winners." Alabama Governor George C. Wallace is visiting Columbia as part of a southern tour for unpledged presidential electors to place him on the November ballot as a candidate for U.S. President. Maurice Bessinger, state chairman of the Wallace for President Committee, arranged Wallace's visit to Columbia.
- Local Identifier:
- state_267_0210
- Metadata URL:
- https://localhistory.richlandlibrary.com/digital/collection/p16817coll21/id/373
- 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 267, Gov. George Wallace visits Columbia looking for unpledged delegates, The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
- Contributing Institution:
- Richland Library
- Rights:
-
