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A. P. Hughes putting up a "No Trespassing" sign at the entrance to Highland Park in Birmingham, Alabama.

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@ Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama

Gunthorpe, Bob

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The city closed this and other parks to avoid integrating them.
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Created Date:
1962 01 15
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Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.com
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Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Birmingham (Ala.)
  3. Hughes, A. P
  4. Jefferson County (Ala.)
  5. Parks
  6. Segregation

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