The Crowd Gathered Early
This photograph appeared on page 10 of The Atlanta Journal's July
15, 1941 issue. It shows the crowd gathering for the Cocking-Pittman
hearing before the Board of Regents on July 14. The photograph caption
reads:
"Spectators came early for the Cocking-Pittman trial, and when the Board
remained long in closed executive session they grew restless, got up and
clogged the Capitol's corridors, waiting for the Regents to come out.
This shows the crowd as the hall filled and emptied with the huge throng
that came to see and hear. This milling in and out continued for almost
an hour while the board threshed out its private business, and then the
chamber was packed to the bursting point as the trial actually got under
way."