Voters in Peachtree, Alabama
5/3/1966
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Within months of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 being signed, a quarter of a million African American voters were registered to vote. This photograph of a polling place in Alabama reflects the unprecedented numbers of voters that turned out.
The original caption says that African Americans "flock to this polling place in rural, Blackbelt, Alabama 5/3, as they vote in large numbers for the first time in history. Typical of rural polling places is the “Sugar Shack” a small store in Wilcox County where Negroes out number whites almost 3 to 1.”
The original caption says that African Americans "flock to this polling place in rural, Blackbelt, Alabama 5/3, as they vote in large numbers for the first time in history. Typical of rural polling places is the “Sugar Shack” a small store in Wilcox County where Negroes out number whites almost 3 to 1.”
This primary source comes from the Records of the United States Information Agency.
Full Citation: Photograph 306-PSD-66-1887; 'Negroes at polling place, as they vote in large numbers for the first time in history.' Peachtree, Alabama.; 5/3/1966; Master File Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Personalities, World Events, and American Economic, Social, and Cultural Life, ca. 1953 - ca. 1994; Records of the United States Information Agency, Record Group 306; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/voters-peachtree-alabama, October 4, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
