Tuscaloosa Civil Rights March, April 23, 1964

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Title

Tuscaloosa Civil Rights March, April 23, 1964

Subject

Civil rights movement
Courthouses
Segregation
African-American--History--Tuscaloosa

Description

Onlookers watch as civil rights activists march toward the new Tuscaloosa County Courthouse to protest "whites only" signs above water fountains and restrooms.

The march came after T. Y. Rogers called a meeting at the First African Baptist Church on April 20, 1964. The march was part of the plan designed to fight the city's insistence on discriminatory signage specifically in the new courthouse.

Source

Tuscaloosa News Archive

Date

April 23, 1964

Contributor

Tuscaloosa Public Library

Type

Photograph

Identifier

290

Coverage

Tuscaloosa (AL)

Original Format

Photograph