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| Title | Selma Sympathy March 2b |
| Description | One black and white photographic print showing a crowd of mostly African-American marchers standing behind a police car and police motorcycle on Bartges Street next to the B. F. Goodrich plant in Akron, Ohio during the Selma Sympathy March. A group of observers are standing in the foreground and at the corner of Bartges and S. Main Street. The Goodrich plant can be seen in the background to the right. The vacant Square Deal Food Stores and Silver Dollar Food Superette building is located in the background to the left. The image is printed on an 8 x 10 sheet with a different image of the same size and subject. |
| Date | 1965? |
| Creator | Unknown
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| Contributors | Archival Services, University Libraries, The University of Akron
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| Subject | Civil rights demonstrations--Ohio--Akron; B. F. Goodrich Company |
| Type | Image |
| Source | selma_sympathy_march_2b.jpg |
| Relation | Opie Evans Papers
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| About the Collection | The Opie Evans Papers consist of approximately 40 cubic feet of archival materials documenting the life and work of African-American photographer, publisher, and businessman Opie Evans of Akron, Ohio. The papers include hundreds of photographic prints and negatives taken or collected by Evans during his career that provide a rich visual history of the African-American community in Akron and surrounding areas during the middle of the twentieth century. The images mostly depict African-American churches, workers, personalities, and social and fraternal organizations and events. They also capture the 1964 and 1967 elections and the civil rights movement in Akron. |
| Coverage | Akron (Ohio) |
| Rights | This image is protected by copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Copyright to this image lies with The University of Akron which makes it available for personal use for private study, scholarship, or research. Any other use of this image including publications, exhibitions, or productions is prohibited without written permission of The University of Akron Archival Services. Please contact Archival Services at archives@uakron.edu for more information. |
| Format-Medium | Photographic prints |
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