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NAACP Demonstration

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Rev. Richard Peterson, pastor of Stratmoor Hills Methodist Church, stands on the steps of City Hall to eulogize Rev. James Reeb, beaten to death in Selma, AL. Suzanne Rodgers, president of the local NAACP, stands to his left. Peterson holds a bible in one hand. Over 150 Colorado Springs residents gathered at a rally called by the local NAACP in support of voting rights and to protest police brutality in Alabama. See Gazette article on 3/16/1965, pg 1.
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  1. City Hall
  2. Civil Rights
  3. Civil Rights Demonstrations
  4. Demonstrations
  5. National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People

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