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Norman Lumpkin, news director for WRMA radio, making notes while examining an open grave at Lincoln Cemetery in Montgomery, Alabama.

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

Peppler, Jim

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The concrete slab that covered the grave has been broken. This image was taken for (but not used in) the photo spread "A Black Grave," which appeared on page 3 of The Southern Courier for June 1-2, 1968. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol4_No22_1968_06_01.pdf
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Created Date:
1968
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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

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Cemeteries
  3. Commemoration
  4. Employment
  5. Journalists
  6. Lumpkin, Norman
  7. Montgomery (Ala.)
  8. Montgomery County (Ala.)
  9. Tombs & Sepulchral Monuments

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