Demonstrators at the airport in Birmingham, Alabama, protesting the incarceration of Fred Shuttlesworth and several other civil rights leaders.
People are carrying signs that read, "Our Leaders Are Sacrificing (5) Days So Are We!!!"; "While You Sacrifice in Jail We Will Mourn"; and "How Great It Is Knowing We Will Be Free Some Day." In October 1967, Fred Shuttlesworth, J. W. Hayes, and T. L. Fisher flew to Birm...
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Photographs Demonstrators at the airport in Birmingham, Alabama, protesting the incarceration of Fred Shuttlesworth and several other civil rights leaders. Battle, Dave |
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Photographs African Americans--Civil rights; Airports; Civil rights demonstrations; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.) |
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People are carrying signs that read, "Our Leaders Are Sacrificing (5) Days So Are We!!!"; "While You Sacrifice in Jail We Will Mourn"; and "How Great It Is Knowing We Will Be Free Some Day." In October 1967, Fred Shuttlesworth, J. W. Hayes, and T. L. Fisher flew to Birmingham to serve a five-day prison sentence that had been ordered during civil rights protests in 1963. (In 1967 the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled that they had to serve their time in jail.) |
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BN0021719_02BN0021719Demonstrators at the airport in Birmingham, Alabama, protesting the incarceration of Fred Shuttlesworth and several other civil rights leaders.People are carrying signs that read, "Our Leaders Are Sacrificing (5) Days So Are We!!!"; "While You Sacrifice in Jail We Will Mourn"; and "How Great It Is Knowing We Will Be Free Some Day." In October 1967, Fred Shuttlesworth, J. W. Hayes, and T. L. Fisher flew to Birmingham to serve a five-day prison sentence that had been ordered during civil rights protests in 1963. (In 1967 the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled that they had to serve their time in jail.)1967-10-231960-1969Battle, DaveBirmingham News67-05682African Americans--Civil rights; Airports; Civil rights demonstrations; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives4000 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/103676 |
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Demonstrators at the airport in Birmingham, Alabama, protesting the incarceration of Fred Shuttlesworth and several other civil rights leaders. |
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Demonstrators at the airport in Birmingham, Alabama, protesting the incarceration of Fred Shuttlesworth and several other civil rights leaders. |
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Battle, Dave |
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Battle, Dave |
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