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Son and daughter of Mrs. Mary Thomas Derico, sitting together in a chair.

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

Peppler, Jim

Description

Mrs. Derico's house in Waugh, Alabama, had burned down on December 20, and the Alabama Action Committee delivered free food to her family for Christmas. This image was taken for (but not used in) the article and photo spread "Black Christmas," which appeared on pages 2 and 3 of The Southern Courier for December 30-31, 1967. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol3_No53_1967_12_30.pdf
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Image
Format:
4000 Ppi Tiff
Created Date:
1967 December
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