Jim Peppler
James H. Peppler is a former newspaper photographer for
He was born in
After his time in Alabama, Peppler worked for Newsday in New York City for 38 years and taught photojournalism at Adelphi University and Stony Brook University.[2]
He photographed subjects in central Alabama and other areas of
Many of his photographs have been digitized by the Alabama Department of Archives and History and are available online.[2] During his time in Alabama he was jailed and beaten.[1]
His work is part of a display at the Rosa Parks Hempstead Transit Center.[6]
In 2022 he was living in Saugerties, New York.[1] Bob Fitch photographed Peppler in Mississippi in June 1966.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d Michaels, Ryan (February 5, 2022). "Jim Peppler's Photos from the Civil Rights Movement captured Black history in Alabama". al.
- ^ a b c d "CONTENTdm". digital.archives.alabama.gov.
- ISBN 978-1-4391-4309-4.
- ^ "Soulful scenes: A look at the 1960s and music through Jim Peppler's photography". The Montgomery Advertiser. 2017-06-25. pp. P6. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
- ^ "Jim Peppler". Alabama Public Radio.
- ^ "Suozzi Announces Hempstead Transit Center to be Renamed the Rosa Parks Hempstead Transit Center in Honor of Civil Rights Leader" (Press release). Nassau County. February 14, 2006. Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved September 4, 2009.
- ^ "Jim Peppler, Southern Courier photojournalist". The Bob Fitch Photography Archive - Spotlight at Stanford.