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White adults protesting the integration of Bessemer High School in Bessemer, Alabama.

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

Jones, Ed

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They are holding signs that read, "We are white / Let's stand [up for] our Rights" and "God made us white! So stay white don't mix." A little boy standing with them is holding a Confederate flag.
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Created Date:
1965 09 03
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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. Alabama
  2. Anti Civil Rights Demonstrations
  3. Bessemer (Ala.)
  4. Children
  5. Civil Rights
  6. Confederate
  7. Confederate States Of America
  8. Education
  9. Flags
  10. Jefferson County (Ala.)
  11. Race Relations
  12. School Integration
  13. Segregation

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