Caption for John Lewis and Jim Zwerg Beaten, Montgomery, Alabama
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Unidentified Photographer, John Lewis and Jim Zwerg Beaten, Montgomery, Alabama, 1961, gelatin silver print, 6 3/4 x 9 inches, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, purchase with funds from Charlotte and Jim Dixon, 2007.74.
Transcribed caption: “(MR9) MONTGOMERY, Ala., May 20– ‘FREEDOM RIDERS’ BEATEN– Jim Zerg, right, removes teeth which were knocked out by a mob which set upon him and others of the “freedom riders” after they arrived in Montgomery today. At left is Paul Brooks, another of the riders. (AP Wirephoto) (JL71355mbr) 1961″