- Collection:
- Chattanooga Sit-ins and desegregation
- Title:
- Photograph
- Creator:
- Mooney, Jim; Moody, George
- Date of Original:
- 1961-03-04/1961-06-28
- Subject:
- Race relations
Chattanooga (Tenn.)--Race relations
African Americans--Tennessee--Chattanooga
African Americans--Social conditions
Civil rights demonstrations--Tennessee--Chattanooga
Civil rights workers--Tennessee--Chattanooga
Segregation--Tennessee--Chattanooga
Discrimination in public accommodations--Tennessee--Chattanooga
Motion picture theaters--Tennessee--Chattanooga - Location:
- United States, Tennessee, Hamilton County, Chattanooga, 35.04563, -85.30968
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Series of Chattanooga News-Free Press photographs, primarily about desegregation actions and civil rights occurring in Chattanooga in 1961. a) Group of four African American young men gathered in front of a judge's bench. An African American man stands to the side with his arm resting on the judge's bench. There is a large group of people sitting in the visitors' gallery behind the men. Written on the back: 6-28-61, Robert Earl Watkins, George Williams, Norman Clark. Stamped on the back: Jim Mooney. b(1) A young African American man stands in front of a movie theater ticket booth and is holding a dollar bill in his hand. He is wearing a fedora hat and trench coat. The photo is taken from within the ticket booth looking out to the street. "Rogers Theater" is written on the back. "Jim Mooney" and "Mar 4 1961" are stamped on the back. b(2) Chattanooga Publishing Company letterhead, "Photographic Order" indicating photographers are to check movie theaters for demonstrations related to the three afternoon show times. Stamped on the front "Jim Mooney" Paper was paper clipped to photograph 2016.004.052.b(1). c) Sidewalk in front of movie theater with African Americans standing and picketing in front of the theater. There is an African American woman at the ticket booth. The theater is showing "Flaming Star" with Elvis Presley. "Tivoli" and "2/23/61" written on the back. "George Moody" stamped on the back. d) Sidewalk in front of movie theater with African Americans standing in front of the theater. There are two Anglo women at the ticket booth buying tickets. There are three police officers standing to the side of the ticket booth. "Misfits" is showing at the theater. Written on the back: "Rogers Theater, White girls on right purchasing tickets. Negro approaching window to buy ticket." Stamped on the back: Jim Mooney, Feb 16 1961. e) Group of seven African Americans (3 women, 4 men) standing around a movie theater ticket booth. They are wearing jackets and overcoats. The person in the ticket booth is looking away from them. Written on the back: Rogers Theater. Stamped on the back: Jim Mooney, Mar 4 1961. f) Sidewalk in front of movie theater with African Americans standing in front of the theater. There is a young African American woman at the ticket booth. There are three police officers standing to the side of the ticket booth. "Misfits" is showing at the theater. Written on the back: Rogers Theater. Stamped on the back: Jim Mooney, Feb 16 1961. g) Group photograph of four Anglo men and one African American man. Three men are sitting and two are standing. They are all dressed in suits and ties. Written on the back: School P----. Stamped Jim Mooney. h) Group photograph of five Anglo men and one African American man. They are standing in a semi-circle in front of a pair of doors. The men are all dressed in suits and ties. Five of them are also pictured in 2016.004.052.g. No markings on the back. i) Paper proof of photograph. Three Anglo men are facing an African American man who is wearing glasses. They are all dressed in suits and ties. "Principals" written on the back but they are not identified.
- Metadata URL:
- http://chattanooga.pastperfectonline.com/photo/FC4CF42D-FC51-4DB5-BE91-343407516062
- Language:
- eng
- Original Collection:
- Chattanooga News-Free Press Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- Rights: