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Lunch Counter Protest

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A slightly elevated view of a civil rights sit-in at a Woolworth's lunch counter. John Salter is seated in the foreground. Sitting next to him is Joan Trumpauer, and Anne Moody is sitting next to her. Tom Beard is seated next to Moody. People have poured ketchup, sugar and various liquids on them. Reverend Ed (Edwin) King is standing with them. He is speaking to Salter and is holding Trumpauer's eyeglasses.

Date Created:
May 28, 1963
Creator:
Blackwell, Fred (Jackson, Miss.)

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Creator
Blackwell, Fred (Jackson, Miss.)
Date Created
May 28, 1963

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COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W014559
Legacy ID
WHi 121844

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Salter, Trumpauer, and Moody at Lunch Counter Sit-in

Salter, Trumpauer, and Moody at Lunch Counter Sit-in

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Three civil rights activists sit at a Woolworth's lunch counter in a non-violent demonstration. From left to right are Professor John Salter, Joan Trumpauer, and Anne Moody. A group of laughing, wh...

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Photographs
Sit-in at Lunch Counter

Sit-in at Lunch Counter

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Civil rights sit-in at Woolworth's lunch counter. Seated at the counter from left to right are by John Salter, Joan Trumpauer, and Anne Moody. People pour sugar, ketchup and mustard on them in prot...

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Teenagers at Lunch Counter Sit-In

Teenagers at Lunch Counter Sit-In

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Jackson Woolworth's Lunch Counter Sit-in

Jackson Woolworth's Lunch Counter Sit-in

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Civil Rights Meeting in Syracuse, New York, 4 August 1964

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George Wiley introduces two speakers at a public meeting at Grace Episcopal Church in Syracuse, probably a CORE meeting. The first speaker is Gene Young from Jackson, Mississippi, relating his expe...

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Shirley Clarke and Mal Waldron

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