19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
Cowboy Jones Resists
Cowboy Jones, 91 years old, joins a protest in rural Georgia to convince county politicians to stop the construction of a rock quarry near an impoverished neighborhood. The region is almost entirely African American and one of the poorest counties in the nation. Cowboy Jones was a former deputy sheriff for Hancock County, where the protest occurred. The protest was ultimately successful.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 03.2021 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2021 |
| Photo Location: | Sparta, Georgia, United States of America |
| Camera: | NIKON D7000 |
| Copyright: | © Krishna Sharma |