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Image Not Available for FBI agent Bruce Hodges (right) stands behind weapons confiscated from rioters at University of Mississippi following the admission of James Meredith, Oxford, Mississippi
FBI agent Bruce Hodges (right) stands behind weapons confiscated from rioters at University of Mississippi following the admission of James Meredith, Oxford, Mississippi
Image Not Available for FBI agent Bruce Hodges (right) stands behind weapons confiscated from rioters at University of Mississippi following the admission of James Meredith, Oxford, Mississippi

FBI agent Bruce Hodges (right) stands behind weapons confiscated from rioters at University of Mississippi following the admission of James Meredith, Oxford, Mississippi

Artist (American, 1922-2007)
CultureAmerican
Date1962, printed between 1990 and 2000
MediumGelatin silver print on fiber paper
Dimensionssheet: 23 13/16 × 20 in. (60.5 × 50.8 cm)
Classificationsphotographs
Credit LineLent by the Decaneas Archive
Object numberL2017.22.2
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Image Not Available for National Guard helicopter and Troops prepare to take James Meredith to the University of Mississippi from Millington Naval Base, Oxford, Mississippi
National Guard helicopter and Troops prepare to take James Meredith to the University of Mississippi from Millington Naval Base, Oxford, Mississippi
Ernest C. Withers
1962, printed between 1990 and 2000
Image Not Available for James Meredith returns home after being shot
James Meredith returns home after being shot
Ernest C. Withers
1968, printed between 1990 and 2000
Image Not Available for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. resting in the Lorraine Motel following the March Against Fear, Memphis, Tennessee, 1966. Less than two years after this photo was taken, Dr. King was assassinated outside.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. resting in the Lorraine Motel following the March Against Fear, Memphis, Tennessee, 1966. Less than two years after this photo was taken, Dr. King was assassinated outside.
Ernest C. Withers
1966, printed between 1990 and 2000
Image Not Available for Howlin’ Wolf Band, (left to right): Unidentified, Chico Chism, James Cotton, Little Walter, Howlin’ Wolf, Big Bill Hill; Brinkley, Arkansas, cotton field
Howlin’ Wolf Band, (left to right): Unidentified, Chico Chism, James Cotton, Little Walter, Howlin’ Wolf, Big Bill Hill; Brinkley, Arkansas, cotton field
Ernest C. Withers
c. 1961, printed 2004
Image Not Available for Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King Sr. in Dr. King’s funeral procession, Atlanta, Georgia, April 1968. Young boy is Martin Luther King III, with Bernard Lee behind Coretta.
Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King Sr. in Dr. King’s funeral procession, Atlanta, Georgia, April 1968. Young boy is Martin Luther King III, with Bernard Lee behind Coretta.
Ernest C. Withers
1968, printed between 1990 and 2000
Image Not Available for Robert Kennedy at Martin Luther King Jr.’s funeral, April 9, 1968
Robert Kennedy at Martin Luther King Jr.’s funeral, April 9, 1968
Ernest C. Withers
1968, printed 2008
Image Not Available for Downtown Main Street, Memphis, Tennessee, March 1968, during Sanitation Workers’ strike
Downtown Main Street, Memphis, Tennessee, March 1968, during Sanitation Workers’ strike
Ernest C. Withers
1968, printed 2002
Image Not Available for Elvis backstage, WDIA Goodwill Revue, Ellis Auditorium, December 7, 1956 (Carla Thomas in front)
Elvis backstage, WDIA Goodwill Revue, Ellis Auditorium, December 7, 1956 (Carla Thomas in front)
Ernest C. Withers
1956, printed 2007
Image Not Available for Citizen Training float from the Tri-State Fair in Marion, Arkansas, was used to help promote Civil Liberties awareness
Citizen Training float from the Tri-State Fair in Marion, Arkansas, was used to help promote Civil Liberties awareness
Ernest C. Withers
late 1950s, printed between 1990 and 2000
Image Not Available for Faith Healer, North Memphis African American church, mid-1950's
Faith Healer, North Memphis African American church, mid-1950's
Ernest C. Withers
mid-1950s, printed between 1990 and 2000
Image Not Available for White protestors, City Hall, Memphis, Tennessee
White protestors, City Hall, Memphis, Tennessee
Ernest C. Withers
1960s, printed between 1990 and 2000
Image Not Available for Stax in ruins, East McLemore
Stax in ruins, East McLemore
Ernest C. Withers
late 1970s, printed 2002