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| Creator: | Withers, Ernest C., 1922-2007 |
| Title: | Civil rights march on Main Street, Memphis, Tennessee |
| Date: | 1960 |
| Description: | Black-and-white photograph from 1960 of civil rights demonstrators marching in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. The demonstration is led by African American clergy, possibly Father Lyke and Bishop Henry C. Bunton, one of whom wears his clerical robes. White policemen stand opposite the demonstrators, and a white photographer takes a picture. People stand along the sidewalk and watch the demonstration. The University of Tennessee Libraries (Knoxville, Tennessee) is the digital publisher. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. |
| Types: | Black-and-white photographs |
| Subjects: | Bunton, Henry Clay, 1903- | Lyke, James P., 1939-1992 | Civil rights movements--Tennessee--Memphis | Civil rights demonstrations--Tennessee--Memphis | African American civil rights workers--Tennessee--Memphis | Civil rights workers--Tennessee--Memphis | Civil rights--Tennessee--Memphis | African Americans--Civil rights--Tennessee--Memphis | African Americans--Tennessee--Memphis | Protest marches--Tennessee--Memphis | Demonstrations--Tennessee--Memphis | Central business districts--Tennessee--Memphis | Police--Tennessee--Memphis | African American clergy--Tennessee--Memphis | Photographers--Tennessee--Memphis | African American Catholics--Tennessee--Memphis | Shelby County (Tenn.) | Memphis (Tenn.) |
| Collection: | Memphis civil rights photograph collection |
| Institution: | Memphis Public Library's Memphis and Shelby County Room |
| Contributors: | Memphis Public Library. Memphis and Shelby County Room | Volunteer Voices (Project) |
| Online Publisher: | Knoxville, Tenn. : University of Tennessee, Knoxville in association with Memphis Public Library | 2006-09-05 |
| Original Material: | Memphis Civil Rights Photograph Collection, Memphis Public Library, Memphis, Tennessee |
| Rights and Usage: | For current rights information, please visit: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200600000001200 |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001421 |
