- Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
- Title:
- Georgia Tech football fans, Atlanta, Georgia, 1955.
- Creator:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Contributor to Resource:
- Young, Bill (Photographer)
- Date of Original:
- 1955
- Subject:
- Race discrimination
College sports
Football
Fans (Persons)
Demonstration
Automobiles
Flags
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (Football team)
Sugar Bowl (Football game) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- black-and-white prints (photographs)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Georgia Governor Marvin Griffin opposed the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team taking the field for the 1956 Sugar Bowl because its opponent, the University of Pittsburgh Panthers, had an African-American player, Bobby Grier. Protesting students with a Confederate battle flag.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ajc/id/583
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/ajc:583/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: AJCP551-55ooo, 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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