1960-10-19
Lonnie King, Marilyn Price, Martin Luther King, Jr.., and others were arrested after being denied service at Rich's Department Store, in downtown Atlanta.
African Americans--Civil rights, Protest movements, Race discrimination, African American student movements, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Detention of persons, African American civic leaders, African American civil rights workers
Atlanta Student Movement Collection
1960-10-19
Dr. Martin Luther King arrested with students. Left (partially visible) Morehouse student Lonnie King, (behind) Spelman students Marilyn Price, Blondean Orbert, followed by police.
African Americans--Civil rights, Protest movements, Race discrimination, African American student movements, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Detention of persons, African American civic leaders, African American civil rights workers
Atlanta Student Movement Collection
1960-03-15
A police officer takes the names of protesters as a threat against protests at Sprayberry Cafeteria. These threats were noted to be rescinded at a later time.
African Americans--Civil rights, Protest movements, Race discrimination, African American student movements, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Detention of persons
Atlanta Student Movement Collection
1960-03-15
Students were arrested by police for protesting a segregated cafeteria.
African Americans--Civil rights, Protest movements, Race discrimination, African American men, African American student movements, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Detention of persons
Atlanta Student Movement Collection
1960-03-15
Students enter an Atlanta police car after being arrested for protesting a segregated cafeteria.
African Americans--Civil rights, Protest movements, Race discrimination, African American student movements, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Detention of persons
Atlanta Student Movement Collection
1957/1963
A woman and man get placed in a police paddy wagon.
African Americans--Civil rights, Protest movements, Race discrimination, Detention of persons, African American student movements
Atlanta Student Movement Collection
1957/1963
A worker at Sprayberry's Cafeteria stands amidst students and policemen at the cafeteria protest.
African Americans--Civil rights, Protest movements, Race discrimination, African American men, African American clergy, Detention of persons
Atlanta Student Movement Collection
1957-01-10
Written on recto: Negro leaders jailed for bus ride. Sitting behind bars in city jail today are five Negro clergymen arrested on charges that they violated Georgia's segregation laws. At the right is their leader, the Rev. William Holmes Borders. They were in jail pending the posting of $1,00 bond each. The arrests resulted from a group of some 20 Negro ministers occupying public bus seats up front which are customarily reserved for White customers.
African Americans--Civil rights, Protest movements, Race discrimination, African American men, African American clergy, Detention of persons
Atlanta Student Movement Collection
1957
Written on recto: Atlanta, January 10, 1957. Ministers Hauled to Jail in Paddy Wagon. Five Negro ministers leave the paddy wagon at police station today after being hauled to jail on charges that they violated Georgia segregation laws in occupying public bus seats up front which are normally reserved for white passengers. Second from left is their leader, the Rev. William Holmes Borders. They were jailed temporarily until they posted $1,000 bond each.
African Americans--Civil rights, Protest movements, Race discrimination, African American men, African American clergy, Detention of persons
Atlanta Student Movement Collection