- Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
- Title:
- Anti-death penalty protesters delivering a petition at Georgia Governor George Busbee's mansion, at an anti-death penalty demonstration against Jack Potts' scheduled execution, Atlanta, Georgia, June 4, 1980.
- Creator:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Contributor to Resource:
- Ross, Dwight, Jr.
- Date of Original:
- 1980-06-04
- Subject:
- Demonstration
Capital punishment
Executions (Law) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- black-and-white negatives
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Inscribed on negative envelope: "Potts, Anti Death Demonstration at Governor's Mansion. Guitar Guy Carawan Candie. Little girls with candles, Tanya Dean, 10, Anneke Bender, 9." Identifies photographer as Dwight Ross, Jr. Two of the posters being carried read "There is no deterrence, only retribution: we kill to teach those we kill that killing is wrong. What kind of an example of life is that?" and "There is not a more pre-meditated form of killing than a State execution. Don't do it in my name!"
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ajc/id/2636
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/ajc:2636/manifest.json
- Additional Rights Information:
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: AJCNS1980-06-04-04c, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
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