R.B. Cottonreader Speaks at a Rally, circa 1982

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Field Secretary R.B. Cottonreader speaks to rally attendees. SCLC-Alabama President John Nettles and Maggie Bozeman stand behind Cottonreader. Written on verso: Pickens County -- SCLC Field Secretary R.B. Cottonreader leads rally at the courthouse in Pickens County which was held as an expression of support for Maggie Bozeman, 51, and Julia Wilder, 69, who were convicted by all-white juries in 1979 on a charge of vote fraud. Cottonreader is flanked by Alabama SCLC President John Nettles and Mrs. Bozeman.The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Joseph & Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights, the Joseph Echols Lowery Irrevocable Trust, and other donors in supporting the processing and digitization of Morehouse College's Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection