- Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
- Title:
- Protesters attempting to block construction of Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia, February 15, 1985.
- Creator:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Contributor to Resource:
- Ross, Dwight, Jr.
- Date of Original:
- 1985-02-15
- Subject:
- Protest movements
Roads--Design and construction - People:
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Atlanta, Freedom Parkway, 33.76235, -84.36504
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- photographic prints
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Newspaper assignment sheet attached to print verso identifies photographer Dwight Ross, Jr." Group of hand-holding protesters, mostly from roadbusters, moves in front of a partly-disassembled crane or shovel which was moving east on North Avenue towards Goldsboro Park. Here they have stopped the flat bed truck carrying it just about 50 feet from the parl. This happened Friday morning about 10 am." Captions: "Blocking construction: Parkway opponents form a human chain to block a truck during work on the road near Goldsboro Park in February; police arrested 11 who interfered with construction crews." Date-stamped "Sat Feb 16 1985 J C." Caption: "Blocking construction. Opponents of the Presidential Parkway form a human chain to block a flatbed truck on Friday morning near Goldsboro Park. Police arrested 11 demonstrators who were interfering with construction crews. DeKalb County Commissioner Sherry Schulman was among those detained for trespassing. Page 3-B." And caption: "Human chain blocks truck near Goldsboro Park in 1985." Date-stamped "Thu Aug 29 1991 J / C."
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ajc/id/7824
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/ajc:7824/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: AJCP553-128b, 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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