United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Midtown, 33.7811275, -84.38636Lewis, Boyd, 1944-1973-05-12View of Atlanta police officers awaiting protesters marching in support Rich's workers who were on strike because of alleged discriminatory practices at the retail store, at the corner of Peachtree Street and Fifteenth Street in the Midtown area of Atlanta, Georgia.Rich's Department Store was founded in Atlanta, Georgia in 1867 by Morris Rich, a Hungarian-born immigrant. The business expanded over several decades, and eventually was located on the corner of Alabama and Broad Streets in downtown Atlanta. In the 1960s and 1970s the store opened in several other locations. In 1948 a seventy-foot live Christmas tree was first placed on the roof of Rich's downtown department store. Thereafter, the Lighting of the Great Tree became an Atlanta tradition. In 1960, several African American college students protested segregationist policies practiced by Rich's until the store agreed to desegregate its stores in 1961. Rich's department store was phased out in 2005.image/jpegVIS 101.522.010ahc101522010.jpghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Boyd Lewis Photographs, Atlanta History CenterStrikes--Georgia--AtlantaEmployee rights--Georgia--AtlantaDemonstrations--Georgia--AtlantaPolice--Georgia--AtlantaUniforms--1980-1990Trucks--1970-1980Street signs--Georgia--AtlantaRich's (Retail store)Atlanta Police Department (Atlanta, Ga.)Rich's StrikeStillImage