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Man speaking during a rally sponsored by the Birmingham Mobilization Committee Against War and Racism at Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Battle, Dave

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The rally was held to protest state and national racism; the incarcerations of Caliph Washington and Raymond Holloway; and the recent killings of African Americans in Jackson, Mississippi, and Augusta, Georgia. Most of the people who attended were students at local colleges and universities. The event was described in the article "Park rally held as memorial for 2 prisoners," which appeared in the Birmingham News on May 23, 1970.
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1970 05 22
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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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Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Alabama
  3. Birmingham (Ala.)
  4. Capture & Imprisonment
  5. Civil Rights
  6. Civil Rights Demonstrations
  7. Demonstrations
  8. Jefferson County (Ala.)
  9. Race Relations
  10. Students
  11. United States

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