Protesters in front of Prince Edward County Courthouse, Main St., Farmville, Va., July 1963 - from our story 'Signs Of The Times: The Farmville, Virginia Protests, 1963'

Protesters in front of Prince Edward County Courthouse, Main St., Farmville, Va., July 1963

The Rev. Goodwin Douglas, pastor of Beulah AME, with "Father forgive them..." sign. Goodwin Douglas was the Presiding Elder of the Capitol District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church until his retirement. You can hear Presiding Elder Douglas speak in this video from 2012. (Message starts at 1:08:30). A video celebration of his life was posted by Reid Temple AME after Douglas' passing in August 2016. Fourth person in line behind the Rev. Douglas is Clara Gibson. Visible behind her is Sandra "Sandy" Stokes.

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