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Wilma Rudolph and parents in a parade in Clarksville, Tennessee, after the Rome Olympics, 1960...
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Wilma Rudolph and parents in a parade in Clarksville, Tennessee, after the Rome Olympics, 1960 October 04
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Title
Wilma
Rudolph
and
parents
in a
parade
in
Clarksville
,
Tennessee
,
after
the
Rome
Olympics
,
1960
October
04
Personal name
Rudolph
,
Wilma
,
1940-
;
Rudolph
,
Ed
,
d
.
1961
;
Rudolph
,
Blanche
,
1909-1994
Corporate name
Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State University
Olympic Games (17th : 1960 : Rome, Italy)
Topical entry
Civil Rights
African Americans
Race Relations
Sports & Recreation
Popular Culture
Parades and Festivals
Track and field athletes
Social change--Tennessee--Clarksville
Civil rights--Tennessee--Clarksville
African American women athletes--United States
African Americans--Segregation
Parades--Tennessee--Clarksville
Roses
Women track and field athletes--United States
Activists--American--Tennessee--Clarksville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Southern States--Race relations--History--20th century--Sources
Clarksville (Tenn.)--History--20th century--Sources
Description
A
photograph
of
three-time
Olympic
gold
medal
winner
Wilma
Rudolph
and her
parents
as they
rode
in a
parade
after
leading
the
Tennessee
A
&
I
University
track
team
to
victory
in
Rome
.
Rudolph
agreed
to
participate
only
if the
event
was
desegregated
. This was the
first
desegregated
public
event
in
Clarksville
,
Tennessee
.
Forms
part
of the
Banner
Photograph
Collection
.
1
photograph
:
b
&
w
;
8
x
10
in.
Creator
Ray
,
Bob
(Photographer)
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
37219
Date
1960-10-04
Type
Still
Image
;
Photographs
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
BP - Rudolph, Wilma - 10-04-1960
Relation
Nashville
Banner
Archives
Coverage
1960-1969
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
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