Civil rights demonstration outside the Princess Theatre in downtown Gadsden, Alabama

Title

Civil rights demonstration outside the Princess Theatre in downtown Gadsden, Alabama

Creator

Falletta, Anthony

Subject

African Americans -- Civil rights
Civil rights demonstrations
Race relations -- Alabama
Law enforcement officials
Gadsden (Ala.)
Etowah County (Ala.)

Description

Young black demonstrators in the image are lined up outside the theater while a group of white teenage boys make a line in front of them.

Publisher

Birmingham News

Contributor

Alabama Media Group

Date

1963

Type

Image

Source

Alabama Media Group Collection
https://digital.archives.alabama.gov/digital/collection/amg/id/16878

Rights

Subject to copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History.

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Citation

Falletta, Anthony, “Civil rights demonstration outside the Princess Theatre in downtown Gadsden, Alabama,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed May 12, 2026, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/5013.

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