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  • Institution = Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
  • Decade = 1960-1969
  • Subjects = African American pioneers
Hank Aaron speaks to a group of onlookers in Arlan's Department Store. Written on accompanying document: Hank Aaron and Minnesota"Fats" - Personal appearance at Arlan's in sports department.
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Hank Aaron looks over his shoulder while speaking to a group of onlookers in Arlan's Department Store. Written on accompanying document: Hank Aaron and Minnesota"Fats" - Personal appearance at Arlan's in sports department.
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Hank Aaron signs autographs at Arlan's Department Store. Written on accompanying document: Hank Aaron and Minnesota"Fats" - Personal appearance at Arlan's in sports department.
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Martin Luther King Jr. sits in a chair at a barbershop.
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Onlookers line the street to watch Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral procession.
A large group of people walk down the street in Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral procession.
A large group of people walk down the street in Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral procession.
A police escort leads the funeral procession for Martin Luther King Jr.
A group of people walk next to Martin Luther King Jr.'s casket.
A group of people walk next to Martin Luther King Jr.'s casket.
Jackie Robinson and his wife Rachael Robinson walk to Morehouse College as part of Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral procession.
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.
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.
Mourners walk down Hunter Street (now Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.) as part of Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral procession.
Mourners walk down Hunter Street (now Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.) as part of Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral procession.
A row of civic leaders lead the funeral procession for Martin Luther King Jr.
A. C. Powell sits next to Malcom X.Written on verso: Photographer: Robert Haggins, Malcom X's Personal Photographer.
Lemoine DeLeaver Pierce Papers
Hank Aaron holds a pool cue and stands in front of a group of onlookers in Arlan's Department Store. Written on accompanying document: Hank Aaron and Minnesota"Fats" - Personal appearance at Arlan's in sports department.
Bo Richmond Photograph Collection
Letter from Ruby Doris Smith in Hinds County Jail, Jackson, Mississippi, to her mother. Smith was in jail for taking part in the Freedom Rides. 1 page.
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
Articles from Jet magazine about the American Labor Federation, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and Reverend Fauntroy all about promoting equal rights. The article's first page talks about the American Labor Federation and its endorsement of President Lyndon B. Johnson about residential integration. The Second page is titled "SNCC, Dick Gregory Snub White," about SNCC and the racial tensions during the Vietnam War. The rest of the article discusses the negotiations and talks among CORE (Congress of Racial Equality), SNCC, and the White House about racial justice and inequality. 4 pages.
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism