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Atlanta

Danny Lyon (American, born 1942)

Atlanta
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Title

Atlanta

Artist/Maker

Danny Lyon (American, born 1942)

Date

1963

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Contact the museum for more information

Credit

Purchase with funds from Sherri and Jess Crawford in memory of Paul Robeson

Accession #

2007.206

Location

Currently not on view

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Dr. Martin Luther King and Rev. Ralph Abernathy are escorted from the Court House to the Jail House

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Selma, Alabama. The Entrance to the City Cafe

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Gwen Gillon, SNCC Staff Member from Alabama, Conducts a Literacy Class during Freedom Summer

Gwen Gillon, SNCC Staff Member from Alabama, Conducts a Literacy Class during Freedom Summer

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A Year after the Freedom Rides, Segregation Signs Still Stand outside the Bus Terminal

A Year after the Freedom Rides, Segregation Signs Still Stand outside the Bus Terminal

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People Vote for the First Time in Their Lives in the Freedom Democratic Party

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Eddie Brown, Former Gang Leader and Movement Activist, Is Arrested

Eddie Brown, Former Gang Leader and Movement Activist, Is Arrested

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SNCC Field Secretary (Later SNCC Chairman, Now Congressman) John Lewis and Others Pray during a Demonstration

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