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Sign for West End High School in Birmingham, Alabama, with stickers protesting school integration.

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

Adams, Robert

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The stickers read, "Back Gov. Wallace / Fight for Segregation" and "Birmingham . . . Betrayed - Not Beaten." Two African American students enrolled at West End in September 1963, sparking protests and boycotts by segregationists and white students.
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Created Date:
1963 09
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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 Media Group Collection

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

Keywords

  1. Alabama
  2. Birmingham (Ala.)
  3. Education
  4. Jefferson County (Ala.)
  5. Race Relations
  6. School Integration
  7. Schools
  8. Segregation

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