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Buildings on fire at the corner of 6th Avenue North and 15th Street North in Birmingham, Alabama, after the bombing of the Gaston Motel.

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

Dean, Norman

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Two police officers are on motorcycles in the foreground, and a damaged bike is lying on its side in the street. Martin Luther King Jr. had been staying at the motel, which was owned by A. G. Gaston.
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4000 Ppi Tiff
Created Date:
1963 05 11
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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. Alabama
  3. Birmingham (Ala.)
  4. Bombings
  5. Civil Rights
  6. Hate Crimes
  7. Jefferson County (Ala.)
  8. Law Enforcement Officers
  9. Race Relations

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