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Boy leaning back against the outside of the tent where his family is living in Lowndes County, Alabama.

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@ Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36130

Peppler, Jim

Description

The residents of "Tent City" had been evicted from their homes after registering to vote. This image was taken for (but not used in) the article "A Christmas Eve in Tent City--'It's Too Cold to Make a Cake'" by Viola Bradford, which appeared on page 1 of The Southern Courier for December 31, 1966-January 1, 1967. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol3_No01_1967_01_01.pdf
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Image
Format:
4000 Ppi Tiff
Created Date:
1966 December 24
Rights:
Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History.
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Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection

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Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36130