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One African American in a long voting line in Clinton, Tennessee, 1956 December 05
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One African American in a long voting line in Clinton, Tennessee, 1956 December 05
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Title
One
African
American
in a
long
voting
line
in
Clinton
,
Tennessee
,
1956
December
05
Topical entry
Civil Rights
African Americans
Race Relations
Race relations--Tennessee--Clinton--History--20th century
African Americans--Suffrage--Tennessee--Clinton--History--20th century
Social change--Tennessee--Clinton--History--20th century
Civil rights--Tennessee--Clinton--History--20th century
Voting--Tennessee--Clinton
Political participation--Tennessee--Clinton
Anti-racism--Tennessee--Clinton
Activists--Tennessee--Clinton--1950-1960
Geographic entry
Clinton (Tenn.)--History--20th century--Sources
Clinton (Tenn.)--Race relations
Description
A
photograph
of a
single
African
American
standing
in a
long
line
of
voters
at
Clinton
,
Tennessee's
fire
hall
precinct
.
Segregationist
candidates
were
defeated
in this
election
.
Earlier
that
year
, on
August
27
,
twelve
African
American
students
entered
Clinton
High
School
,
making
it
the
first
school
in the
South
to
desegregate
under
court
order
.
Forms
part
of the
Nashville
Banner
Archives
.
1
photograph
negative
:
b
&
w
;
3.25
x
4.25
in.
Creator
Malone
,
John
(Photographer)
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Date
1956-12-05
Type
Still
Image
;
Photographs
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
BN 1956-3163
Language
English
Relation
Nashville
Banner
Archives
Coverage
1950-1959
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
image
. This
image
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Nashville
Room
,
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5782
.
Location
Closed Stacks-BN 1956-3163
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