- Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
- Title:
- Protesting capital punishment, demonstrators hold hands outside the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center in Jackson, Georgia, September 1, 1987.
- Creator:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Contributor to Resource:
- Spink, John, 1957-
- Date of Original:
- 1987-09-01
- Subject:
- Capital punishment
Demonstration
Georgia Committee Against the Death Penalty
Georgia. Department of Corrections - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Butts County, 33.28785, -83.95717
United States, Georgia, Butts County, Jackson, 33.29457, -83.96602 - Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Newspaper assignment sheet attached to print verso identifies photographer John Spink: "Concerned members from anti-death penalty groups, namely members of the Georgia Committee Against the Death Penalty along with a Catholic priest and members of Sacred Heart Parish in Warner Robbins held hands and prayed for the end of capital punishment in the United States. See quote by Father Bob Cushing in story. Here members of the group reflect their sentiments by signs." Newspaper caption: "Protesting execution: Two demonstrators hold hands outside the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center in Jackson on Tuesday." Date-stamped "Wed Sep 2 1987 J." Signs read "[Capital] Punishment is [cruel] and unusual," "Life is sacred; capital punishment is sinful," "Capital punishment is murder," and "Let one without sin cast the 1st stone."
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ajc/id/2855
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/ajc:2855/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: AJCP178-020b, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive
Photographic Collections; - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
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