America is our JAIL as long as JIM CROW LIVES [1963 Farmville, Va. protests]

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VCU_Rev James Franklin Main St Farmville July 29 1963 rsz.jpg

Title

America is our JAIL as long as JIM CROW LIVES [1963 Farmville, Va. protests]

Description

Protesters and shoppers outside Southside Sundry, Farmville, Va., July 1963.

The Rev. James "Jimmy" Franklin of Sharon Baptist Church in Cumberland carries "America is our Jail..." sign. Catherine Scott is at right.

From VCU Libraries Freedom Now Project

Source

Farmville 1963 Civil Rights Protests, VCU Libraries Digital Collections

Date

1963 July 29

Contributor

Digital Collections, VCU Libraries

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This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.

Citation

“America is our JAIL as long as JIM CROW LIVES [1963 Farmville, Va. protests],” Social Welfare History Image Portal, accessed December 22, 2024, https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/158.