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Ralph Abernathy getting out of a car, probably outside First Baptist Church in Eutaw, Alabama.

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

Peppler, Jim

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William M. Branch is walking around the back of the car. Martin Luther King, Jr., was the main speaker at the gathering. A small group of people stands beside other parked cars. This image was probably taken for (but not used in) the article "Dr. King Sweeps Through the Black Belt," which appeared on page 1 of The Southern Courier for December 11-12, 1965. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol1_No22_1965_12_11.pdf
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Image
Format:
4000 Ppi Tiff
Created Date:
1965 December Circa
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