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African Americans in front of the Silver Sands Restaurant and the Liberty Contracting Company across the street from 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.

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

Self, Tom

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The buildings were severely damaged when the church was bombed. An adolescent boy is shouting into the air.
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Image
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2000 Ppi Tiff
Created Date:
1963 09 15
Rights:
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. Civil Rights
  6. Hate Crimes
  7. Jefferson County (Ala.)
  8. Race Relations

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