Police Beating
Item
Title
Police Beating
Description
A police officer beats a youth during the violence that erupted during the march. Larry Payne, the 16-year-old in the background, was killed by police later in the day.
Date
1968-03-28
Coverage
1960-1969
Subject
AFSCME
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968
Rights
Thornell, Jack /AP
Creator
Thornell, Jack
Source
I Am a Man: Photographs of the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Publisher
Memphis Publishing Company
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
8 x 10
Type
Photograph
Still Image
Identifier
PoliceBeating
Spatial Coverage
Memphis, TN