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| Title | Murphy High School Integration |
| Photographer | Wilson, Bill (William Bryan), 1914-1993
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| Description | View of students, reporters and police in front of Murphy High School in Atlanta, Georgia on the day it was desegregated. |
| Geographic Location | Atlanta (Ga.)
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| Subject | Integration--Georgia--Atlanta
Segregation--Georgia--Atlanta
Civil rights--Georgia--Atlanta
School integration--Georgia--Atlanta
Race relations--Georgia--Atlanta
School children--Georgia--Atlanta
Schools--Georgia--Atlanta
Students--Georgia--Atlanta
Law enforcement officers--Georgia--Atlanta
Police--Georgia--Atlanta
Reporters--Georgia--Atlanta
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| Corporate Name | Murphy High School (Atlanta, Ga.)
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| Date Original | 1961 August 30 |
| Date Digital | 2006 |
| Type | 2 1/4 in. or smaller black and white negative
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| Digital Format | JPEG |
| Catalogue Number | VIS 99.253.42 |
| Collection | Bill Wilson Photographs |
| Publisher | Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30305 |
| Rights | This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required. |
| Notes | Murphy High School was among the first all-white schools in Atlanta, Georgia to desegregate. The other schools were Brown High, Henry Grady High, and Northside High, all of whom admitted African American students on August 30, 1961.
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| Source | ahc099253042a.jpg |
