Roosevelt
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.

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  • Subjects = Political participation
Title Date Created Creator Description Subject Collection
Woman Near Campaign Car, October 1967 1967-10 Richmond, Bo A woman reaches towards her child near a campaign car at a political rally for Everett Millican at Morris Brown College. African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Political campaigns Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Interview at Everett Millican Political Rally, October 1967 1967-10 Richmond, Bo Everett Millican and others are interviewed during a political rally at Morris Brown College. African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Political campaigns Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Group of Men at Political Rally, October 1967 1967-10 Richmond, Bo A group of men stand near a car at a political rally for Everett Millican at Morris Brown College. African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Political campaigns Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Everett Millican Speaking at Morris Brown College, October 1967 1967-10 Richmond, Bo Everett Millican speaks to a crowd from the steps of Stone Hall (now Fountain Hall) at his political rally. African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Political campaigns Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Everett Millican Shaking Hands With Voters, October 1967 1967-10 Richmond, Bo Everett Millican greets voters at his campaign rally at Morris Brown College. African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Political campaigns Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Everett Millican Greets Voters, October 1967 1967-10 Richmond, Bo Everett Millican greets voters at his campaign rally at Morris Brown College. African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Political campaigns Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Everett Millican Leaving Rally, October 1967 1967-10 Richmond, Bo Everett Millican gets in a car to leave his campaign rally. African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Political campaigns Bo Richmond Photograph Collection