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.

A group of people sing at an event.
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Dick Gregory and Mayor Sam Massell speak together at an event.
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
An unidentified man stands next to a microphone.
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Exterior view of the co-ed dormitory at Morris Brown College. Written on accompanying document: Morris Brown's New Co-ed Dormitory.
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Exterior view of the co-ed dormitory at Morris Brown College. Written on accompanying document: Morris Brown's New Co-ed Dormitory.
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Members of the U.S. Navy Color Guard participate in WSB's Fourth of July Parade. Written on accompanying document: U.S. Navy Color Guard.
Actor Randy Boone waves to onlookers while riding a horse in WSB's Fourth of July Parade. Written on accompanying document: T.V. Star Randy Boone (Virginian).
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
View of the crowd waiting for the start of the Fourth of July Parade. Written on accompanying document: WSB's 4th of July Parade cont'd Crowd Waiting.
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Atlanta city Alderman, Everett Millican, points from a parade car in WSB's Fourth of July Parade. Written on accompanying document: Ald. Everett Millican Running for Mayor.
TV personality Don Kennedy waves to crowd in WSB's Fourth of July Parade. Written on accompanying document: Officer Don (Popeye Club).
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Mayoral candidate Rodney Cook and his family wave from a parade car. Written on accompanying document: Rodney Cook and Family (Mayors race).
Atlanta Chiefs players Vic Rouse and Brian Bedford ride in a parade car.
Atlanta Chiefs players Emment Kapengwe and Henry Largie ride in a parade car. Written on accompanying document: L-R Soccer Players Emment Kapengwe.
WSB Newscaster Don McClellan rides in a parade car during WSB's Fourth of July Parade. Written on accompanying document: Don McClellan Newsman.
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Majorettes perform during WSB's Fourth of July Parade. Written on accompanying document: Parade continued.
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Governor Lester Maddox walks through the city as part of WSB's Fourth of July Parade. Written on accompanying document: Gov. Maddox politicking-refused to be in last yrs. parade.
Governor Lester Maddox walks through the city as part of WSB's Fourth of July Parade. Written on accompanying document: Gov. Maddox politicking-refused to be in last yrs. parade.
Atlanta Chiefs player Kaiser Motaung waves to crowd.
WSB Newscaster Dick Horner waves to crowd during WSB's Fourth of July Parade. Written on accompanying document: Dick Honer Newscaster.
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Billye Williams (now Billye Aaron), WSB's first African American woman to co-host a daily talk show, smiles from a parade car. Written on accompanying document: Billie Williams -Co-host on WSB Today Show.