Joseph E. Lowery accepts a petition from Chaplain Richard Boone of San Diego on the steps of city hall in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: During "An Hour of Prayer" on the steps of the Atlanta city hall, SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery accepts a petition from Chaplain Richard Boone of San Diego on behalf of his congregation at the Sixth Avenue Gospel Chapel. The petition carries scriptures pertinent to the Atlanta crisis of child killings and abductions. Observing the presentation are left to right: Rev. Rita Dixon, Ms. Vickie Martin, Rev. John Sharpe, Rev. William Revely, unidentified woman, Bishop Bennett J. Sims, unidentified pastor, Mrs. Evelyn G. Lowery and in right foreground, Dr. Bernard Bridges.
