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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.

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  • Subjects = African American clergy
Title Date Created Creator Description Subject Collection
Front Line, March Against Repression, May 23, 1970 1970-05-23 Richmond, Bo An unidentified man, Mayor Sam Massell, Senator George McGovern, Juanita Abernathy, Ralph Abernathy, Coretta Scott King, Leonard Woodcock, Joseph Lowery, Evelyn Lowery, and other unidentified people make up the front line of the March Against Repression. Written on accompanying document: Front line of March, Mayor Sam Massell-Sen. McGovern, Mrs. Abernathy and Husband. African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Social conditions, Protest movements, African American clergy, African American civic leaders Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
George McGovern, Juanita Abernathy, and Ralph Abernathy, March Against Repression, May 23, 1970 1970-05-23 Richmond, Bo View of the front line of the March Against Repression featuring George McGovern, Juanita Abernathy, and Ralph Abernathy. Written on accompanying document: Front line of March, Mayor Sam Massell-Sen. McGovern, Mrs. Abernathy and Husband. African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Social conditions, Protest movements, African American clergy, African American civic leaders Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Jesse Jackson, March Against Repression, May 23, 1970 1970-05-23 Richmond, Bo Jesse Jackson is interviewed at the March Against Repression. Written on accompanying document: Being interviewed. African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Social conditions, Protest movements, African American clergy, African American civic leaders Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Civil Rights Leaders at Front Line, March Against Repression, May 23, 1970 1970-05-23 Richmond, Bo An unidentified man, Mayor Sam Massell, Senator George McGovern, Juanita Abernathy, Ralph Abernathy, Coretta Scott King, Leonard Woodcock, Joseph Lowery, Evelyn Lowery, and other unidentified people make up the front line of the March Against Repression. Written on accompanying document: Front line of March, Mayor Sam Massell-Sen. McGovern, Mrs. Abernathy and Husband. African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Social conditions, Protest movements, African American clergy, African American civic leaders Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Jesse Jackson and Captain Howard Baush, March Against Repression, May 23, 1970 1970-05-23 Richmond, Bo Jesse Jackson speaks with Captain Howard Baush at the March Against Repression. Written on accompanying document: SCLC's Jesse Jackson talks with Capt. Howard Baush. African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Social conditions, Protest movements, African American clergy, African American civic leaders Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Jesse Jackson Speaks With Captain Howard Baush, March Against Repression, May 23, 1970 1970-05-23 Richmond, Bo Jesse Jackson speaks with Captain Howard Baush at the March Against Repression. Written on accompanying document: SCLC's Jesse Jackson talks with Capt. Howard Baush. African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Social conditions, Protest movements, African American clergy, African American civic leaders 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 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
"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
Martin Luther King Jr. at a Barbershop, October 1967 1967-10 Richmond, Bo Martin Luther King Jr. sits in a chair at a barbershop. African American civic leaders, African American pioneers, African American clergy, African American churches Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
"Reverend Phew," October 1967 1967-10 Richmond, Bo Reverend Phew stands in a barbershop. Written on recto: Rev. Phew. African American clergy, African Americans--Religion, African Americans--Health and hygiene Bo Richmond Photograph Collection