- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Americus
- Creator:
- Ralph Daniel
- Date of Original:
- 2014-05-07
- Subject:
- Streets--Georgia--Americus
Storefronts--Georgia--Americus
Flags--United States
Trees--Georgia--Americus
Lampposts--Georgia--Americus
Awnings
Buildings--Georgia--Americus
Commercial buildings--Georgia--Americus
Sidewalks--Georgia--Americus
Signs and signboards--Georgia--Americus
Crape myrtle, Common--Georgia--Americus
Americus (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Stores, Retail--Georgia--Americus - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Sumter County, Americus, 32.07239, -84.23269
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The Americus Movement (1963-65) began in Americus, in southwest Georgia, when less than a dozen activists protested against the segregated Martin Theater. The well-organized movement soon grew to number in the hundreds.
This photograph shows an Americus, Georgia street lined with storefronts. Several of the storefronts have awnings over the windows. The street is lined with flowering crape myrtle trees. Americus is in Sumter County in Southwest Georgia. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/americus/m-6956/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Georgia Department of Economic Development. Please do not use any images without permission
Explore Georgia - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/americus-movement
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Photograph by Ralph Daniel - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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