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  • Institution = Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
  • Subjects = Demonstrations
  • Subjects = African American children
The November-December 1980 issue of the national magazine of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). 148 pages.
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The Washington Monument is seen reflected in the sunglasses of a young boy attending the March on Washington. Photo caption: Washington - The top of the Washington Monument and part of a U.S. flag reflect in the sunglasses of Austin Clinton Brown, 9, of Gainesville, GA as he poses near the landmark here today. The youth was one of many who came to the capital for the March on Washington. 8/28/63
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A young boy is shown drinking from a can in front of a wooden tent in Resurrection City.
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A young girl holds a baby in front of wooden tents set up as part of Resurrection City in Washington, D.C. Written on verso: Resurrection City - Children
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A young girl holds a "Save Our Children" sign while marching in the Coalition to Save Our Children Prayer Pilgrimage in Atlanta, Georgia.
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A crowd of demonstrators hold signs and march during a protest about the missing and murdered children in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: 1981 - College students from the Atlanta University Center join SCLC leaders and Atlanta religious leaders on the steps of the Richard B. Russell federal building in downtown Atlanta to demand substantial federal funding for the police investigations into the cases of missing and murdered children.
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Joseph and Evelyn Lowery stand with others and sing during a protest about the missing and murdered children in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery march with others in a protest for the missing and murdered children in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Three young boys are shown riding in the back of a wagon.
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A woman is shown holding a child's hand while walking in front of demonstrators with a "Agnew+Rocks OR Abernathy+Bread" sign.
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A child is shown holding a protest sign that reads "Don't Buy in Eufaula".
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Children are shown at the Jobs and Peace Rally holding protest signs. Details about the Jobs and Peace Rally can be found on pages 21-25 of the May-June 1983 SCLC Magazine issue: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07023.
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A sleeping child is carried on a man's shoulders during a march that was part of the Pilgrimage to Washington.
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Two toddlers carry a sign that reads "Pilgrimage to Washington - Turn To Each Other, Not On Each Other" while guided by an adult standing behind them.
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Three young boys are shown holding a "Free At Last From Drugs, Thugs, Alcohol Abuse" protest sign.
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Joseph and Evelyn Lowery, Ralph D. Abernathy, and others are shown praying on the steps of Atlanta City Hall. Written on verso: SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery (left foreground) leads Atlanta ministers and concerned citizens in "An Hour of Prayer" on the steps of Atlanta city hall. He is joined by Dr. Ralph Abernathy (light suit), Mrs. Evelyn G. Lowery (behind Abernathy and others in praying for an end to the Atlanta crisis of youth killings.
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown kneeling and praying with others on the steps of Atlanta City Hall. Written on verso: For several days in April of 1981, Atlanta clergy joined SCLC in "An Hour of Prayer" on the steps of Atlanta City Hall to pray for the end of the crisis of youth killings and to pray for the families of those slain.
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A young boy is shown holding a sign that reads "Keep Americans Working - Buy American Mined Coal" during a protest against Southern Company's purchasing of South African coal. Written on verso: SCLC Youth against apartheid
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Youth demonstrators are shown participating in the "Stop the Killing" rally.
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Bo Young (Mayor Andrew Young's son), Kwame Abernathy (Ralph D. Abernathy's son), and another child are shown posing for a photo at a 20th Anniversary March on Washington commemoration event.
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