Rev. Robert W. Dixon of Mount Calvary Baptist Church

Place Created

Albany, New York, United States

Date

January 17, 1985

Type of Item

Photograph

Description

Rev. Robert W. Dixon of Mount Calvary Baptist Church being arrested at a 1985 anti-apartheid protest at the Leo F. O'Brien Federal Building in Albany. Rev. Dixon was one of ten 10 demonstrators arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after they refused to leave the building lobby. The action, co-sponsored by the Albany NAACP and the Capital District Coalition Against Apartheid and Racism. (See CD-CAAR Newsletter, January 1985, Capital District Coalition Against Apartheid and Racism available on this website.)

Organization

Capital District Coalition Against Apartheid and Racism

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

image/jpeg

This photograph was digitized by Vera Michelson, who provided it to the African Activist Archive.

Rights Management

Used by permission of Vera Michelson.

Collection

Private collection of Vera Michelson