| Title | Date Created | Creator | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanitation Worker's Strike, April 1970 | 1970-04 | Richmond, Bo | Marchers walk by Woolworth's and Holiday Shoes during the Sanitation Worker's Strike. Written on accompanying document: The 36 day strike of city sanitation workers demonstration, downtown Atl. | Protest movements, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment | Bo Richmond Photograph Collection |
| Sanitation Worker's Strike, April 1970 | 1970-04 | Richmond, Bo | Marchers walk by Woolworth's and Holiday Shoes during the Sanitation Worker's Strike. Written on accompanying document: The 36 day strike of city sanitation workers demonstration, downtown Atl. | Protest movements, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment | Bo Richmond Photograph Collection |
| Hosea Williams at Sanitation Worker's Strike, April 1970 | 1970-04 | Richmond, Bo | Hosea Williams speaks while a group surrounds him at the Sanitation Worker's Strike in Atlanta. Written on accompanying document: Hosea Williams speaking during march of sanitation strikers. | Protest movements, African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment | Bo Richmond Photograph Collection |
| "City Employees On Strike," April 1970 | 1970-04 | Richmond, Bo | Two women carrying protest signs participate in the Sanitation Worker's Strike. Written on accompanying document: The 36 day strike of city sanitation workers demonstration, downtown Atl. | Protest movements, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment | Bo Richmond Photograph Collection |
| Coretta Scott King at West Hunter Baptist Church, October 26, 1969 | 1969-10-26 | Richmond, Bo | Coretta Scott King walks down the aisle during Home Coming Day at West Hunter Baptist Church. | African American women, African American civic leaders, African Americans--Religion, African American churches | Bo Richmond Photograph Collection |
| Coretta Scott King and Ralph Abernathy, October 26, 1969 | 1969-10-26 | Richmond, Bo | Coretta Scott King and Ralph Abernathy greet churchgoers during Home Coming Day at West Hunter Baptist Church. | African American women, African American civic leaders, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy | Bo Richmond Photograph Collection |
| Ralph Abernathy at West Hunter Baptist Church, October 26, 1969 | 1969-10-26 | Richmond, Bo | Ralph Abernathy walks down the aisle during Home Coming Day at West Hunter Baptist Church. | African American civic leaders, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, African American churches | Bo Richmond Photograph Collection |
| Home Coming Day at West Hunter Baptist Church, October 26, 1969 | 1969-10-26 | Richmond, Bo | Churchgoers attend a service during Home Coming Day at West Hunter Baptist Church. | African American civic leaders, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, African American churches | Bo Richmond Photograph Collection |
| West Hunter Baptist Church, October 26, 1969 | 1969-10-26 | Richmond, Bo | Exterior view of the West Hunter Baptist Church with a sign announcing Home Coming Day and Coretta King with churchgoers outside. | African American civic leaders, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, African American churches | Bo Richmond Photograph Collection |
| "Home Coming Day," October 26, 1969 | 1969-10-26 | Richmond, Bo | A sign announcing Home Coming Day and Coretta King hangs above the entrance of West Hunter Baptist Church with churchgoers outside. | African American civic leaders, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, African American churches | Bo Richmond Photograph Collection |
| Coretta Scott King Greets Churchgoers, October 26, 1969 | 1969-10-26 | Richmond, Bo | Coretta Scott King greets churchgoers at West Hunter Baptist Church. | African American women, African American civic leaders, African Americans--Religion | Bo Richmond Photograph Collection |
| Coretta Scott King Speaking at West Hunter Baptist Church, October 26, 1969 | 1969-10-26 | Richmond, Bo | Coretta Scott King speaks at Home Coming Day at West Hunter Baptist Church. | African American women, African American civic leaders, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy | Bo Richmond Photograph Collection |
| Coretta Scott King, Ralph Abernathy, and Others, October 26, 1969 | 1969-10-26 | Richmond, Bo | Coretta Scott King and Ralph Abernathy greet churchgoers during Home Coming Day at West Hunter Baptist Church. | African American women, African American civic leaders, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy | Bo Richmond Photograph Collection |
| Coretta Scott King, Ralph Abernathy, and Others, October 26, 1969 | 1969-10-26 | Richmond, Bo | Coretta Scott King, Ralph Abernathy, and others greet churchgoers during Home Coming Day at West Hunter Baptist Church. | African American women, African American civic leaders, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy | Bo Richmond Photograph Collection |
| Elder Michaux's Temple, 1969 | 1969 | Richmond, Bo | Exterior of the late Elder Michaux's Temple. Written on accompanying document: speaks for itself -militant-. | African American clergy, African Americans--Religion, Church buildings, Religious broadcasting | Bo Richmond Photograph Collection |
| Crosswalk in Washington D.C., 1969 | 1969 | Richmond, Bo | View of people walking through a crosswalk in Washington D.C. Written on accompanying document: Wash. "Barn Dance" Crossing - All lights red - U.S. Treas. B. Grd. | Architecture, Political science, Public buildings | Bo Richmond Photograph Collection |
| The White House, 1969 | 1969 | Richmond, Bo | View of the White House from Pennsylvania Avenue. Written on accompanying document: "White House" 1969. | Political science, Public buildings, Architecture | Bo Richmond Photograph Collection |
| "Church of God," 1969 | 1969 | Richmond, Bo | Exterior of the late Elder Michaux's Temple. Written on accompanying document: The Late Elder Micheaus' Temple. | African American clergy, African Americans--Religion, Church buildings, Religious broadcasting | Bo Richmond Photograph Collection |
| "The Federal City College," 1969 | 1969 | Richmond, Bo | Exterior of the Federal City College (now University of the District of Columbia), a public historically black university and the only public university in the city. | African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education, African American students, African American teachers | Bo Richmond Photograph Collection |
| Dushone Park, 1969 | 1969 | Richmond, Bo | View of Dushone Park from the street. Written on accompanying document: "Dushone Park" Hippies Hang-out. | Public buildings | Bo Richmond Photograph Collection |
Oct 25, 2021
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Roosevelt "Bo" Richmond was an amateur photographer from Alabama. He photographed events, buildings, people, and documented the Civil Rights movement in Atlanta in the late 1960s and early 1970s. This collection contains photographs of people, events and places in Atlanta, Georgia. Included are photographs of Henry "Hank" Aaron, Hosea Williams at the sanitation workers strike, Jesse Jackson at the March Against Repression, Martin Luther King, Jr. at the barber shop and photos of the funeral procession for Martin Luther King, Jr.
At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
