The Door Was Locked – Olympic sprint star Wilma Rudolph is shown as she and about 300 other Negroes sought unsuccessfully to be served at a drive-in restaurant at her hometown. Others, left to right, are Dr. F. D. Coleman, Dr. Paul Dumas and the Rev. Carl Liggin, chairman of the local Christian Leadership Council. Twelve other Clarksville restaurants have opened their doors to Negroes in the last 10 days.

Associated Press · [ca. May 1963]

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