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Photograph of participants in the Poor People's March, Nashville, Tennessee, 1968 May 08
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Photograph of participants in the Poor People's March, Nashville, Tennessee, 1968 May 08
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Title
Photograph
of
participants
in the
Poor
People's
March
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
1968
May
08
Topical entry
Civil Rights
African Americans
Race Relations
Capital City
Transportation
African Americans--Civil rights--Tennessee--Nashville
Poor People's Campaign
Student protesters--Tennessee--Nashville
Demonstrations--Tennessee--Nashville
Civil rights--Tennessee--Nashville
Civil rights workers--Tennessee--Nashville
African Americans--Tennessee-Nashville--History--Sources
Segregation--Tennessee--Nashville
Activists--American--Tennessee--Nashville
Protest movements--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social conditions
Southern States--Race relations--History--20th century--Sources
Description
A
photograph
of
participants
in the
1968
Poor
People's
March
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
May
8
,
1968
. In
March
1968
,
Dr
.
Martin
Luther
King
,
Jr
.
announced
plans
for the
Poor
People's
Campaign
for the
purposes
of
organizing
and
uniting
the
poor
across
racial
lines
as
well
as
calling
national
conscience
to
granting
aid
to the
American
poor
.
Demonstrators
arrived
in
Washington
,
DC
from
nine
major
caravans
that
included
modes
of
transportation
from
Greyhound
buses
to
mule-drawn
wagons
. The
Poor
People's
Campaign
was
one
of the
major
priorities
of
Dr
.
King's
final
years
and
eventually
was
headed
by
Reverend
Ralph
Abernathy
.
Forms
part
of the
Nashville
Banner
Archives
.
1-
35
mm
black
&
white
photograph
negative
.
Creator
Gunter
,
Jack
(Photographer)
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Date
1968-05-08
Type
Still
Image
;
Negatives
;
Photographs
Format
image/tiff
Identifier
BN 1968-1209-n14
Relation
Nashville
Banner
Archives
Coverage
1960-1969
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5782
.
Location
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