- Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
- Title:
- African-American firefighters fight Atlanta policy that they shave their beards, Atlanta, Georgia, January 18, 1990.
- Creator:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Contributor to Resource:
- Arroyo, Nick, 1943-
- Date of Original:
- 1990-01-18
- Subject:
- Fire fighters
African American fire fighters
Beards
Atlanta (Ga.). Fire Department - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Newspaper assignment sheet: "Atlanta Fire Station #29, 2167 Monroe Drive NE, Atlanta. Three black firefighters are fighting the City of Atlanta policy that they shave their beards. Need pics of them together. They are Darryl Lavette, Greg Wilkinson and William Hutchinson." Caption: "Firefighters sue to keep beards: William Hutchinson (from left), Greg Wilkinson and Darryl L. Levette are three of 12 firefighters given non-firefighting duties because they refuse to follow fire bureau policy prohibiting facial hair. They say a skin condition won't allow them to shave and are suing to maintain their status as sworn employees. Article, C6. Nick Arroyo / Staff." Caption date-stamped "Thu Jan 25 1990 C."
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ajc/id/4729
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/ajc:4729/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: AJCP190-025a, 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:
-
