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Black civil rights activists march while segregationists protest

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@ Memphis Public Library. Memphis and Shelby County Room

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Black-and-white photograph from 1960 of civil rights demonstrators and white segregationists protesting on Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee. The primarily African American demonstrators carry signs calling for "Education and jobs now" while the white segregationists carry signs asking "How many of these Negroes have illegitimate 'child's' and collect welfare checks?" A white policeman stands between the two demonstrations.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.
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Memphis Public Library. Memphis and Shelby County Room

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