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Title	Summerhill Riot
Photographer	Unknown
Captions	Riot Area
Description	View of an overturned car and part of the crowd during a riot in the Summerhill neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia.
Geographic Location	Atlanta (Ga.) Summerhill (Atlanta, Ga.)
Subject	Riots--Georgia--Atlanta Events--Georgia--Atlanta Race riots--Georgia--Atlanta Violence--Georgia--Atlanta Automobiles--1960-1970 Vehicles--Georgia--Atlanta Vandalism--Georgia--Atlanta Crowds--Georgia--Atlanta African Americans--1960-1970 Reporters--Georgia--Atlanta
Corporate Name	Atlanta Police Department (Atlanta, Ga.)
Date Original	1966 September 6
Date Digital	2006
Type	8 x 10 in. silver gelatin print
Format	Still picture
Digital Format	JPEG
Catalogue Number	VIS 43.06.03
Collection	Herbert Jenkins Photographs
Related Collections	Herbert Jenkins Papers, MSS 546, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
Publisher	Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30305
Rights	This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
Notes	On September 6, 1966 a riot involving several thousand people occurred in the Summerhill neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia after Atlanta police shot a suspected car thief.
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Summerhill Riot

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