Reverends Joseph Lowery, C. T. Vivian, Andrew Young and Fred Shuttlesworth

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A black-and-white photograph of the Reverends Joseph Lowery, C. T. Vivian, Andrew Young, and Fred Shuttlesworth, by Platon. The photograph depicts Lowery, Vivian, Young, and Shuttlesworth posing in front the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Lowery, Vivian, and Young are gathered together, standing above Shuttlesworth, who is seated in a wheelchair at the center of the photograph. The photograph was taken from a low vantage point, looking up towards the men and the Ebenezer Baptist Church sign above them. All four men have their eyes closed with looks of deep concentration on their faces, as if praying. Shuttlesworth is depicted with his eyes closed, and his chin tilted downwards. His elbows are propped on the arms of his wheelchair and his forearms are raised, holding Lowery’s and Young’s hands.

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