Maria Saporta photographs of the Southern Christian Leadership Civil Rights March
Content Description
This collection contains six black and white photographs of members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) marching in Richmond, Virginia in 1963. Maria Saporta is identified as the photographer in the photographs.
The SCLC's seventh annual convention occurred from September 24 to September 27 at Virginia Union University in Richmond. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the organization's founding members and acted as president until his 1968 assassination. He spoke on the final night of the conference, in the university's Belgian Building. The photographs are 7 x 9.5 inches each with annotations on the back.
Dates
- Creation: September 24-27, 1963
Creator
- Saporta, Maria (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is minimally processed and open for research.
Extent
0.03 Cubic Feet (1 letter sized folder)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased from Royal Books by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on March 10, 2021.
Condition Description
good
Subject
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference (Organization)
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 (Person)
- Subtitle
- Guide to the Maria Saporta photographs of the Southern Christian Leadership Civil Rights March
- Author
- Initial record created by Rose Oliveira.
- Date
- 13 May 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States