Ben "Sunshine" Owens seated at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Selma, Alabama, probably listening to Martin Luther King, Jr., speak.
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@ Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36130
Peppler, Jim
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Albert Turner is seated behind him. The image is streaked. It was taken for (but not used in) the article and photo spread "Rallying Support for Poor People's Stay in Washington," which appeared on page 3 of The Southern Courier for February 24-25, 1968. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol4_No08_1968_02_24.pdf
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1968 February
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