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Students and faculty from Tuskegee Institute seated on the front steps of Tuskegee Methodist Church, after a failed attempt to desegregate the congregation.

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@ Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36130

Peppler, Jim

Description

Lawrence F. Haygood of the Westminster Presbyterian Church is standing before the group, leading a worship service on the steps. This image was taken for (but not used in) the article "Church Doors Are Locked" by Mary Ellen Gale, which appeared on page 1 of The Southern Courier for July 30-31, 1966. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol2_No31_1966_07_30.pdf
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Format:
4000 Ppi Tiff
Created Date:
1966 July 24
Rights:
Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History.
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Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection

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Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36130