- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- SCLC Convention
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1974-06-15
- Subject:
- African Americans--1970-1980
Comedians
Activists
Civil rights leaders
Press conferences
Press
Reporters
Interviews
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Gregory, Dick - Location:
- United States, Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis, 39.76838, -86.15804
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of Dick Gregory, a member of the Board of Directors of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), at a press conference during the 16th annual convention of SCLC in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Richard "Dick" Claxton Gregory (1932- ) was a comedian who used his celebrity to advance civil rights causes. He was a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Board of Directors and was a close ally of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In 1968, Gregory ran for president of the United States on the Peace and Freedom Party ticket. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 101.525.026
ahc101525026.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/byd/id/2219
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/byd:2219/manifest.json
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: MSS 602, Boyd Lewis Papers, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Extent:
- 35 mm black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
