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Children holding posters of the Dallas County Independent Free Voters Organization during a commemoration of the Selma to Montgomery March at George Washington Carver Park in Selma, Alabama.

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Peppler, Jim

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The slogan of the organization is "Strength Through Unity." An advertisement for the event appeared on page 6 of The Southern Courier for April 9-10, 1966; this image was taken for (but not used in) the photo spread "A Rally in Selma," which appeared on page 3 of The Southern Courier for April 16-17, 1966. Both issues are available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol2_No15_1966_04_09.pdf and http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol2_No16_1966_04_16.pdf
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Created Date:
1966 April 9
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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

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Children
  3. Civil Rights
  4. Dallas County (Ala.)
  5. Selma (Ala.)

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