- Collection:
- The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
- Title:
- James F. Byrnes, Mrs. Strom Thurmond and Mrs. Farley Smith
- Creator:
- The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
- Date of Original:
- 1956-01-26
- Subject:
- Citizens' Councils of America
Politicians
Segregation - People:
- Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972
Thurmond, Jean Crouch, 1926-1960 - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Richland County, 34.0218, -80.90304
United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, 34.00071, -81.03481 - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Description:
- Former South Carolina Governor James F. Byrnes sits with Mrs. Strom Thurmond (Jean) and Mrs. Farley Smith (Laura) during a Citizens' Council meeting at the Township Auditorium. The Citizens' Council is being inaugurated to fight the federal government's call for the state to end racial segregation of schools.
1703 Taylor Street, Columbia, S.C. - Local Identifier:
- state_001_0043
- Metadata URL:
- https://localhistory.richlandlibrary.com/digital/collection/p16817coll21/id/714
- 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 1, Mrs. Farley Smith, Mrs. Strom Thurmond, James F. Byrnes, The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
- Contributing Institution:
- Richland Library
- Rights:
-
