Photograph
Jackson Woolworth's Lunch Counter Sit-in
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| Civil rights activist Walter Williams lying face down on the floor near the lunch counter at Woolworths, where he was taking part in a sit-in. He had just been struck by a glass object. A crowd of white teenage boys are looking down at him after having poured drinks on Williams. Pearlena Lewis is sitting at the counter and UPI reporter Cliff Sessions is speaking to her over the counter. |
| Image ID: | 122002 |
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| Creation Date: | 05 28 1963 |
| Creator Name: | Blackwell, Fred |
| City: | Jackson |
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| State: | Mississippi |
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| Genre: | Photograph |
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| RESTRICTED. Permission to publish must be obtained directly from Fred Blackwell in advance of receipt of the image. Contact lisa.marine@wisconsinhistory.org for his contact information. Original loaned for scanning by Fred and Phyllis Blackwell. |
| Reporters and reporting |
| Clothing and dress |
| Indoor photography |
| Men |
| Teenagers |
| Women |
| Restaurants |
| Civil rights |
| Race relations |
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