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Birmingham, Alabama. Crowds wait along the funeral route of the girls murdered in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing

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Lyon, Danny

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[1963]
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  1. African Americans
  2. Alabama
  3. Birmingham
  4. Funeral Processions
  5. Gelatin Silver Prints

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