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Students participating in a candlelight march to Denny Chimes at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, to protest the recent killings of students at Kent State and Jackson State.

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Sikora, Frank

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A young African American woman is holding a sign that features a bullseye and says, "Here I Am Baby." After the march to Denny Chimes, the demonstrators proceeded to the Student Union building, where they held a meeting despite the campus-wide ban on large student assemblies. State troopers arrested 37 students when the group refused to disperse.
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1970 05 18
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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. Candles
  3. Demonstrations
  4. Education
  5. Jackson State Shootings, Jackson, Mississippi, 1970
  6. Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970
  7. Students
  8. Tuscaloosa (Ala.)
  9. Tuscaloosa County (Ala.)
  10. Universities
  11. Universities & Colleges
  12. University Of Alabama

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