Williamsburg County, South Carolina 1

Description

Label on photograph reads: "Williamsburg County, South Carolina, July 1965. Canvassing in rural part of county, Sherman Henry is being led by the little boy to where his father is working, out in the fields. Shortly after this picture was taken the photographer, but not the canvasser, was run off the farm by the white man who owned the farm."

Details
Title

Williamsburg County, South Carolina 1

Date Created

1965-07

Description

Label on photograph reads: "Williamsburg County, South Carolina, July 1965. Canvassing in rural part of county, Sherman Henry is being led by the little boy to where his father is working, out in the fields. Shortly after this picture was taken the photographer, but not the canvasser, was run off the farm by the white man who owned the farm."

Topical Subject(s)

African Americans
Canvassing
Civil rights
Voting
Voter registration

Geographical Subject(s)

Williamsburg County (S.C.)

Name Subject(s)

Henry, Sherman

Language

eng

Extent

8 x 10 inches

Form

Black and white photograph

Type of Resource

still image

Identifier (local)

mor0285

Source

Ronnie Moore Papers, Box 6, Folder 6, Amistad Research Center, Tilton Hall, Tulane University

Finding Aid

https://amistad-finding-aids.tulane.edu/repositories/2/resources/170

Publisher

Tulane University Digital Library

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