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Photograph of Reverend Joseph Metz Rollins and police officers, 1963 May 09
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Title
Photograph
of
Reverend
Joseph
Metz
Rollins
and
police
officers
,
1963
May
09
Personal name
Rollins
,
J
.
Metz
(Joseph
Metz)
,
1926-
Corporate name
Nashville Christian Leadership Conference
Topical entry
Civil Rights
African Americans
Race Relations
Capital City
Religion
Downtown
Civil rights demonstrations--Tennessee--Nashville
Civil rights movements--Tennessee--Nashville--History--Sources
Nonviolence--Tennessee--Nashville
African American civil rights workers--Tennessee--Nashville
African Americans--Civil rights--Tennessee--Nashville
African Americans--Tennessee--Nashville--History--Sources
Segregation--Tennessee--Nashville
Protest movements--Tennessee--Nashville
Activists--American--Tennessee--Nashville
Civil rights leaders--Tennessee
Police--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social conditions
Southern States--Race relations--History--20th century--Sources
Description
A
photograph
of
Reverend
Joseph
Metz
Rollins
with
police
officers
before
a
demonstration
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
May
9
,
1963
.
Reverend
Rollins
served
with the
National
Committee
of
Black
Churchmen
and the
Nashville
Christian
Leadership
Council
during
the
civil
rights
movement
in
Nashville
. His
leadership
and
organization
efforts
contributed
to the
success
of
desegregation
across
the
South
.
Under
the
direction
of
Reverend
Joseph
Metz
Rollins
,
movement
participants
"
called
for an
end
to
discriminatory
practices
in
Nashville.
"
Forms
part
of the
Nashville
Banner
Archives
.
1
-
35
mm
black
&
white
photograph
negative
.
Creator
Foster
,
Don
(Photographer)
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Date
1963-05-09
Type
Still
Image
;
Negatives
;
Photographs
Format
image/tiff
Identifier
BN 1963-1262-n12
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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