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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.

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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Onlookers Watch Funeral Procession for Martin Luther King Jr., April 9, 1968
1968-04-09
Richmond, Bo
Onlookers line the street to watch Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral procession.
African American civic leaders, African American pioneers, African Americans--Civil rights, Funeral rites and ceremonies
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Onlookers line the street to watch Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral procession.
Funeral Procession for Martin Luther King Jr., April 9, 1968
1968-04-09
Richmond, Bo
A large group of people walk down the street in Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral procession.
African American civic leaders, African American pioneers, African Americans--Civil rights, Funeral rites and ceremonies
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
A large group of people walk down the street in Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral procession.
Funeral Procession for Martin Luther King Jr., April 9, 1968
1968-04-09
Richmond, Bo
A large group of people walk down the street in Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral procession.
African American civic leaders, African American pioneers, African Americans--Civil rights, Funeral rites and ceremonies
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
A large group of people walk down the street in Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral procession.
Police Escort at Funeral Procession for Martin Luther King Jr., April 9, 1968
1968-04-09
Richmond, Bo
A police escort leads the funeral procession for Martin Luther King Jr.
African American civic leaders, African American pioneers, African Americans--Civil rights, Funeral rites and ceremonies
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
A police escort leads the funeral procession for Martin Luther King Jr.
Funeral Procession for Martin Luther King Jr., April 9, 1968
1968-04-09
Richmond, Bo
A group of people walk next to Martin Luther King Jr.'s casket.
African American civic leaders, African American pioneers, African Americans--Civil rights, Funeral rites and ceremonies
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
A group of people walk next to Martin Luther King Jr.'s casket.
Transportation of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Casket, April 9, 1968
1968-04-09
Richmond, Bo
A group of people walk next to Martin Luther King Jr.'s casket.
African American civic leaders, African American pioneers, African Americans--Civil rights, Funeral rites and ceremonies
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
A group of people walk next to Martin Luther King Jr.'s casket.
Jackie Robinson and Rachael Robinson, April 9, 1968
1968-04-09
Richmond, Bo
Jackie Robinson and his wife Rachael Robinson walk to Morehouse College as part of Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral procession.
African American civic leaders, African American pioneers, African Americans--Civil rights, Funeral rites and ceremonies
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Jackie Robinson and his wife Rachael Robinson walk to Morehouse College as part of Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral procession.
Group in Martin Luther King Jr.'s Funeral Procession, April 9, 1968
1968-04-09
Richmond, Bo
A group of unidentified men walk down Hunter Street (now Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.) as part of Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral procession.
African American civic leaders, African American pioneers, African Americans--Civil rights, Funeral rites and ceremonies
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
A group of unidentified men walk down Hunter Street (now Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.) as part of Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral procession.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Funeral Procession, April 9, 1968
1968-04-09
Richmond, Bo
A group of unidentified men walk down Hunter Street (now Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.) as part of Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral procession.
African American civic leaders, African American pioneers, African Americans--Civil rights, Funeral rites and ceremonies
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
A group of unidentified men walk down Hunter Street (now Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.) as part of Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral procession.
Crowd at Martin Luther King Jr.'s Funeral Procession, April 9, 1968
1968-04-09
Richmond, Bo
Mourners walk down Hunter Street (now Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.) as part of Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral procession.
African American civic leaders, African American pioneers, African Americans--Civil rights, Funeral rites and ceremonies
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Mourners walk down Hunter Street (now Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.) as part of Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral procession.
Crowd at Martin Luther King Jr.'s Funeral Procession, April 9, 1969
1968-04-09
Richmond, Bo
Mourners walk down Hunter Street (now Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.) as part of Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral procession.
African American civic leaders, African American pioneers, African Americans--Civil rights, Funeral rites and ceremonies
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Mourners walk down Hunter Street (now Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.) as part of Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral procession.
Front of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Funeral Procession, April 9, 1968
1968-04-09
Richmond, Bo
A row of civic leaders lead the funeral procession for Martin Luther King Jr.
African American civic leaders, African American pioneers, African Americans--Civil rights, Funeral rites and ceremonies
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
A row of civic leaders lead the funeral procession for Martin Luther King Jr.
Atlanta City Hall, November 1967
1967-11
Richmond, Bo
View of the exterior of the Atlanta City Hall building.
Public buildings, Political science, Architecture
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
View of the exterior of the Atlanta City Hall building.
Atlanta City Hall, November 1967
1967-11
Richmond, Bo
View of the exterior of the Atlanta City Hall with cars parked out front.
Public buildings, Political science, Architecture
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
View of the exterior of the Atlanta City Hall with cars parked out front.
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
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Martin Luther King Jr. sits in a chair at a barbershop.
Happy Haven Home, October 1967
1967-10
Richmond, Bo
Exterior of the Happy Haven Nursing Home (now named Sadie G. Mays Health and Rehabilitation Center) following a renovation.
African Americans--Housing, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Nursing, Older people
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Exterior of the Happy Haven Nursing Home (now named Sadie G. Mays Health and Rehabilitation Center) following a renovation.
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
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
A woman reaches towards her child near a campaign car at a political rally for Everett Millican at Morris Brown College.
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
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Everett Millican and others are interviewed during a political rally at Morris Brown College.
"New Happy Haven Home," October 1967
1967-10
Richmond, Bo
Exterior of the Happy Haven Nursing Home (now named Sadie G. Mays Health and Rehabilitation Center) following a renovation. Written on recto: New Happy Haven Home.
African Americans--Housing, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Nursing, Older people
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Exterior of the Happy Haven Nursing Home (now named Sadie G. Mays Health and Rehabilitation Center) following a renovation. Written on recto: New Happy Haven Home.
"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
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Reverend Phew stands in a barbershop. Written on recto: Rev. Phew.