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Police officer speaking to an African American man in front of a business down the street from 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, after the church was bombed.

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

Merritt, Vernon

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He appears to be ordering the man to move away. They are standing in front of the Colored Labor Employment Agency; a sign to the left advertises "sleep in maids."
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4000 Ppi Tiff
Created Date:
1963 09 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 Media Group Collection

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

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Alabama
  3. Birmingham (Ala.)
  4. Bombings
  5. Churches
  6. Civil Rights
  7. Hate Crimes
  8. Jefferson County (Ala.)
  9. Law Enforcement Officers
  10. Race Relations

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