Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of an unidentified African American male wearing a protest sign around his neck during a demonstration, Atlanta, Georgia, 1960s
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@ Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
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Demonstration. Some hold placards denouncing the Governors Wallace and Gov. Lester Maddox. The location is not indicated but the capitol building in the background and associated documentation suggests Atlanta Georgia.Classified by the Sovereignty Commission as Administrative--InformantsThe 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.
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