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Police officer speaking to a white man in a parking lot the morning of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama.

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

Falletta, Anthony

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They don't appear to be near the scene of the explosion. A car parked on the left has a George Wallace bumper sticker in the back window ("Back Gov. Wallace / Fight for Segregation"), as well as Confederate flags on the trunk and antenna.
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Image
Format:
4000 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. Automobiles
  4. Birmingham (Ala.)
  5. Bombings
  6. Civil Rights
  7. Hate Crimes
  8. Jefferson County (Ala.)
  9. Law Enforcement Officers
  10. Race Relations

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