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Illinois AFL-CIO gives check to Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy, treasurer of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

1963-10-12 ‧ 20.6 x 25.3 cm ‧ Photograph, documentary ‧ monochrome ‧ Jump to full details ‧ Request from Special Collections

Summary:	Photograph shows Reuben Soderstrom, President of the Illinois State AFL-CIO, giving Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy, treasurer of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (civil rights group headed by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.), a check for $5,000 to further the conference's work on October 12, 1963. Pictured at the Illinois AFL-CIO's 6th annual convention from left to right are: Robert G. Gibson, State Secretary-Treasurer; Abernathy; Soderstrom; and Stanley L. Johnson, Executive Vice President of the Illinois State AFL-CIO. For complete collection information, visit the full finding aid at http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/42579
Creator:	Burke & Dean Photographers
Provider:	AFL-CIO
Century:	1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:	North America
Place of origin – Country:	United States of America
Place of origin – Region:	Illinois
Place of origin – Settlement:	Chicago
Temporal subject:	1961-1970
Geographical subject – Continent:	North America
Geographical subject – Country:	United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:	Illinois
Topical subjects:	Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990
	Gibson, Robert G.
	Soderstrom, Reuben G., 1888-1970
	Johnson, Stanley L.
	Illinois State AFL-CIO. Convention
	Southern Christian Leadership Conference
	Labor leaders
	Labor unions
	Civil rights leaders
	Checks
Genre:	Portrait photographs
Genre:	Group portraits
ArchivesUM location:	AFL-CIO Information Department, Photographic Prints collection series 1: Subject Files, 1890-1995 subseries 1: Photographs, 1890-1993 box : 25 folder 1: Conventions: AFL, CIO, AFL-CIO State Bodies, A-I accession 2014-001-RG96-001
Repository:	Historical Manuscripts
Browse terms:	Civil Rights, Civic Engagement
Browse terms:	Economics, Business, Commerce, Labor
Copyright holder:	Burke & Dean Photographers
Collection:	Digital Collections
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