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Atlanta, Georgia from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement High school student Taylor Washington is arrested at Lebs Delicatessen. His eighth arrest.
Atlanta, Georgia from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement High school student Taylor Washington is arrested at Lebs Delicatessen. His eighth arrest.

Atlanta, Georgia from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement
High school student Taylor Washington is arrested at Lebs Delicatessen. His eighth arrest.

Artist (American, born 1942)
Date1963-64, winter
Period20th century
MediumGelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsImage Size: 13 3/8 x 9 1/16 inches
Mat Size: 16 x 20
Object Size: 13 7/8 x 10 inches
Credit LinePurchase with funds provided by the Memorial Art Fund
Object number2001.010.24
Curatorial DepartmentModern & Contemporary Art
_Place of OriginUnited States
Atlanta, Georgia: A Toddle House has the distinction of being occupied during a sit-in by some of America’s most effective organizers. In the room are Taylor Washington, Ivanhoe Donaldson, Joyce Ladner, John Lewis behind Judy Richardson, George Green, and Chico Neblett. from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement
Atlanta, Georgia: A Toddle House has the distinction of being occupied during a sit-in by some of America’s most effective organizers. In the room are Taylor Washington, Ivanhoe Donaldson, Joyce Ladner, John Lewis behind Judy Richardson, George Green, and Chico Neblett. from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement
Danny Lyon
1963-64, winter
Object number: 2001.010.25
Atlanta, Georgia from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement Arrests during mass demonstrations downtown.
Atlanta, Georgia from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement
Arrests during mass demonstrations downtown.
Danny Lyon
1963-64, winter
Object number: 2001.010.22
Albany, Georgia from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement Eddie Brown, former gang leader and movement activist is arrested.
Albany, Georgia from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement
Eddie Brown, former gang leader and movement activist is arrested.
Danny Lyon
1962
Object number: 2001.010.05
Leesburg, Georgia from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement Arrested for demonstrating in Americus, teenage girls are kept in a stockade in the countryside.
Leesburg, Georgia from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement
Arrested for demonstrating in Americus, teenage girls are kept in a stockade in the countryside.
Danny Lyon
1963
Object number: 2001.010.11
Atlanta, Georgia from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement An anonymous woman, who has come upon a mob abusing demonstrators with kicks, blows, and burning cigarettes. She holds the mob at bay and protects the demonstrators.
Atlanta, Georgia from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement
An anonymous woman, who has come upon a mob abusing demonstrators with kicks, blows, and burning cigarettes. She holds the mob at bay and protects the demonstrators.
Danny Lyon
1963-64, winter
Object number: 2001.010.23
Selma, Alabama from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement Sheriff Jim Clark arrests two young men demonstrating for voter registration on the steps of the federal building.
Selma, Alabama from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement
Sheriff Jim Clark arrests two young men demonstrating for voter registration on the steps of the federal building.
Danny Lyon
1963
Object number: 2001.010.18
Cambridge, Maryland from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement Clifford Vaughs, a SNCC photographer is arrested.
Cambridge, Maryland from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement
Clifford Vaughs, a SNCC photographer is arrested.
Danny Lyon
1964
Object number: 2001.010.27
Albany, Georgia from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement Drinking fountains in the Dougherty County courthouse.
Albany, Georgia from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement
Drinking fountains in the Dougherty County courthouse.
Danny Lyon
1962
Object number: 2001.010.04
Albany, Georgia from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement Dr. Martin Luther King and Reverend Ralph Abernathy are escorted from the court house to the jail house.
Albany, Georgia from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement
Dr. Martin Luther King and Reverend Ralph Abernathy are escorted from the court house to the jail house.
Danny Lyon
1962
Object number: 2001.010.06
Albany, Georgia from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement
Albany, Georgia from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement
Danny Lyon
1962
Object number: 2001.010.07
Southwest Georgia from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement SNCC field secretary Charles Sherrod and Randy Battle visit a supporter in the countryside. Sherrod is currently a member of the Albany City Council.
Southwest Georgia from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement
SNCC field secretary Charles Sherrod and Randy Battle visit a supporter in the countryside. Sherrod is currently a member of the Albany City Council.
Danny Lyon
1963
Object number: 2001.010.21
Nashville, Tennessee, additional photograph from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement Bernice Reagon and the Freedom Singers lead a mass meeting of SNCC workers and student supporters. SNCC Chairman Chuck McDew stands with SNCC Executive Secretary James Forman on the left. Many of the earliest members and supporters of the SNCC appear in this picture.
Nashville, Tennessee, additional photograph from the series Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement Bernice Reagon and the Freedom Singers lead a mass meeting of SNCC workers and student supporters. SNCC Chairman Chuck McDew stands with SNCC Executive Secretary James Forman on the left. Many of the earliest members and supporters of the SNCC appear in this picture.
Danny Lyon
1962, November
Object number: 2001.010.29