Bibframe Work
TitleNAACP photographs of voter registration activities and voting rights infringement casesTypeStill ImageCollectionSubjectBorders, William Holmes, 1905 (LCSH)Courts, GusWalden, A. T. (Austin Thomas), 1885-1965Mitchell, Clarence M. (Clarence Maurice), Jr., 1911-1984African Americans--Children--United States--1940-1970Suffrage--United States--1940-1970 (LCTGM)African Americans--Civil rights--United States--1940-1970Voter registration--United States--1940-1970 (LCTGM)Children--Political activity--United States--1940-1970 (LCTGM)Group portraits--1940-1970 (GMGPC)Portrait photographs--1940-1970 (GMGPC)Snapshots--1940-1970 (GMGPC)Gelatin silver prints--1940-1970 (GMGPC) ClassificationLCC: LOT 13098 Could not render: bf:statusNoteForms part of: Visual materials from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People records (Library of Congress).SummaryVoter registration activities and campaigns in Atlanta, Ga., Birmingham, Ala.; Tampa, Fla.; and other unidentified locations; includes children participating in registration activities; photos of "Tent City" in Fayette County, Tenn., a camp for African Americans driven from their homes for registering to vote in 1960; several photos of witnesses for voting rights infringement cases; photos related to the Gus Courts and George Lee voting restrictions case of 1955 show Courts in the hospital suffering from gun shot wounds he received for registering to vote and photos taken at the funeral of George Lee, who was murdered for his voter registration activities. NAACP staff depicted include: Gus Courts, William Borders, Clarence Mitchell, and Austin T. Walden.Authorized Access PointNAACP photographs of voter registration activities and voting rights infringement cases