Image of three rows of women and one man (center) sitting and standing. Four women holding a banner across the center of the front row. Banner: MEMORIAL CHIMES CONTESTANTS BHAM ALA BEULAH BAPT OCT 30. 48. Date: 10/30/1948. One of 156 black and white photographs by R. Lee Thomas, an African American photographer active in the early twentieth century in the southern United States. Thomas’ work provides photographic documentation of southern black social life, primarily religious and labor groups, circa 1946-1949. The majority of the photographs depict groups from Birmingham, Alabama, and adjacent areas. His imprint contains the caption: Made by R. Lee Thomas, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, The Oldest Negro Town in America.https://digitalcommons.un...
Image of five rows of women sitting and standing in a church. Banner on railing in the front. Banner...
Image of six rows of men, women and children sitting and standing in a church. Men in front holding ...
Image of three rows of people sitting and standing in a church. Some of the vase of flowers (front) ...
Image of three rows of women and one man (center) sitting and standing. Four women holding a banner ...
Image of three rows of women sitting and standing in church. Front row holding a banner. Banner: ALA...
Image of two rows of women standing with a man standing in the middle of the first row. Banner hangi...
Image of two rows of men and women sitting and standing in a church. People in the front row holdin...
Image of four rows of men, women and children standing and sitting in a church. Banner held by peopl...
Image of three rows of men and women sitting and standing in a church. Banner held by people in the ...
Image of two rows of men and women sitting and standing in a church. Several people in the front row...
Image of five rows of men, women and children sitting and standing in a church. A banner is hanging ...
Image of three rows of men and women sitting and standing in a church. Banner held by people in the ...
Image of five rows of men, women and children sitting and standing. Center, a woman and man are hold...
Image of four rows of men, women and children sitting and standing in a church. People in the center...
Image of four rows of men, women and children sitting and standing in a church. People in the second...
Image of five rows of women sitting and standing in a church. Banner on railing in the front. Banner...
Image of six rows of men, women and children sitting and standing in a church. Men in front holding ...
Image of three rows of people sitting and standing in a church. Some of the vase of flowers (front) ...
Image of three rows of women and one man (center) sitting and standing. Four women holding a banner ...
Image of three rows of women sitting and standing in church. Front row holding a banner. Banner: ALA...
Image of two rows of women standing with a man standing in the middle of the first row. Banner hangi...
Image of two rows of men and women sitting and standing in a church. People in the front row holdin...
Image of four rows of men, women and children standing and sitting in a church. Banner held by peopl...
Image of three rows of men and women sitting and standing in a church. Banner held by people in the ...
Image of two rows of men and women sitting and standing in a church. Several people in the front row...
Image of five rows of men, women and children sitting and standing in a church. A banner is hanging ...
Image of three rows of men and women sitting and standing in a church. Banner held by people in the ...
Image of five rows of men, women and children sitting and standing. Center, a woman and man are hold...
Image of four rows of men, women and children sitting and standing in a church. People in the center...
Image of four rows of men, women and children sitting and standing in a church. People in the second...
Image of five rows of women sitting and standing in a church. Banner on railing in the front. Banner...
Image of six rows of men, women and children sitting and standing in a church. Men in front holding ...
Image of three rows of people sitting and standing in a church. Some of the vase of flowers (front) ...