Gloria L. Smith (left) Miss Black America and Reda Wyatt (right) Miss Atlanta NAACP at Paschal Brothers Motel

Item

Source
Harmon Perry Collection
Creator
Harmon Perry
Title
Gloria L. Smith (left) Miss Black America and Reda Wyatt (right) Miss Atlanta NAACP at Paschal Brothers Motel
Date
Oct. 19, 1969
Description
Photograph of Gloria L. Smith (left), Miss Black America, and Reda Wyatt (right), Miss Atlanta NAACP, standing outside the Paschal Brothers Motel in Atlanta, Georgia, October 19, 1969. Both women are dressed in late-1960s fashion, with Wyatt gesturing in the distance. The Paschal Brothers Motel was an important gathering place for African American civic leaders during the Civil Rights era. Photograph by Harmon Perry.
Type
Still image.
Subject
African American women
Beauty pageants
African American civic organizations
Paschal Brothers Motel (Atlanta, Ga.)
Atlanta (Ga.)
1960s African American community life
Format
8 × 10 inch black-and-white photographic print.
Rights
This image is made available for research and educational use. Reproduction or publication requires permission from the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History.
Rights Holder
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, Fulton County Library System
Item sets
Resilience In The Everyday
Media
Gloria & Reda, 1969

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