Brotherhood March in Forsyth County

Date:

1987

URL at Partner site:

http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/southline/id/77

DLG URL:

https://dlg.usg.edu/record/geh_southline_77

Subject:

Flags--Georgia, Flags--United States, Flags--Confederate States of America, Men--1980-1990, People, and People--Georgia

Spatial coverage:

United States, Georgia, Forsyth County, 34.225546, -84.1250176

Medium:

black-and-white photographs

Description:

View of people congregating in front of the courthouse in Cumming, Georgia during an event billed as the Brotherhood March||The Brotherhood March was organized by Charles Blackburn, Dean Carter, and Hosea Williams and held in January 1987 in Forsyth County to demonstrate racial progress in the area. The march was met with much resistance by the predominantly white residents. Two marches took place; one on January 17, during which a significant number of arrests were made. The second march took place on January 24, 1987 and was much larger, attracting thousands of supporters from across the country.

Attribution:

Courtesy of Atlanta History Center, Southline Press, Inc. Photographs.

Holding Institution:

Atlanta History Center

Collection:

Southline Press, Inc. Photographs

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/