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Type: Black-and-white photographs
Title: Atlanta leaders
Date: 1987
Description: Photograph of three prominent civil rights leaders from Atlanta, Georgia gathered in 1987 to endorse the candidacy of Richard Arrington Jr. for mayor of Birmingham, Alabama. Arrington won the election to become the first black mayor of that city. From left, Herman J. Russell, Andrew Young, Richard Arrington, and Jesse Hill.
Subjects: Businessmen--Alabama--Birmingham | African American businesspeople--Alabama--Birmingham | Entrepreneurship--Alabama--Birmingham | African American philanthropists--Alabama--Birmingham | African American civic leaders--Alabama--Birmingham | African American executives--Alabama--Birmingham | Politicians--Alabama--Birmingham | African American civil rights workers--Alabama--Birmingham | Mayors--Alabama--Birmingham | African American mayors--Alabama--Birmingham | Russell, Herman J. | Young, Andrew, 1932- | Arrington, Richard | Hill, Jesse, 1926- | Birmingham (Ala.) | Jefferson County (Ala.)
Contributors: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Original Material: Reverend Hosea L. Williams Papers, Archives Division, Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History, Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System.
Rights and Usage: Courtesy of Archives Division, Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System. Hosea Williams Photograph Collection
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Related Institutions: New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
Collection Information: New Georgia Encyclopedia