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Title	SCLC Press Conference
Photographer	Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
Description	View of Dr. Ralph David Abernathy (seated, right), the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC); Tyrone Brooks (standing, second from right), the communications director of SCLC; and other unidentified individuals at a press conference in Atlanta, Georgia, regarding protests against the Food Giant supermarket chain for alleged discriminatory practices against its black employees.
Geographic Location	Atlanta (Ga.)
Subject	Civil rights leaders--Georgia--Atlanta Clergy--Georgia--Atlanta African Americans--1970-1980 Press conferences Public speaking--Georgia--Atlanta Employee rights--Georgia--Atlanta Press--Georgia--Atlanta Reporters--Georgia--Atlanta
Personal Name	Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990 Brooks, Tyrone L., 1945-
Corporate Name	Southern Christian Leadership Conference Food Giant Markets, Inc.
Date Original	circa 1974
Date Digital	2009
Type	35 mm black and white negative
Format	Still picture
Digital Format	JPEG
Catalogue Number	VIS 101.528.004
Collection	Boyd Lewis Photographs
Related Collections	MSS 602, Boyd Lewis Papers, 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.
Source	ahc101528004.jpg

SCLC Press Conference

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