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Identifier	mus-eej035
Title	Woolworth's sit-in; 28 May 1963
Description	Photograph from the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Black-and-white photograph of a group of white and African-American civil rights demonstrators at the Woolworth's store in Jackson, Mississippi, on May 28, 1963. The sit-in was an attempt to integrate the lunch counter of the store. The demonstrators are surrounded with angry customers who poured ketchup, sugar, and other condiments poured on them.
Creator	Blackwell, Fred.
Date	28 May 1963
Coverage (time period)	May 1963
Subject	Civil rights demonstrations. Civil rights workers. Jackson (Miss.) Race relations.
Resource type	Image
Format	Digital reproduction of 1 black-and-white photograph.
Publisher	University of Southern Mississippi Libraries. (electronic version)
Contributors	Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
Notes	This item is part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive.
Rights	Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions providecd for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Contributing institution	Special Collections, McCain Library and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi.
Collection	M319 Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers.
Source	Box 6, Folder 14 M319-52
Digital repository	University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections.
Digital collection	Historical Manuscripts and Photographs.
File size	217.271 KB
File extension	JPG
Width	1371
Height	876
Color space	Grayscale
File name	eej035.jpg