Ben "Sunshine" Owens and other demonstrators at the airport in Birmingham, Alabama, protesting the incarceration of Fred Shuttlesworth and several other civil rights leaders.

He is carrying a sign that reads, "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. Supr...

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Main Author:	Battle, Dave
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Photographs
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/103735

format	Electronic
collection	Alabama Media Group Collection
building	Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher	Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic	Photographs
spellingShingle	Photographs Ben "Sunshine" Owens and other demonstrators at the airport in Birmingham, Alabama, protesting the incarceration of Fred Shuttlesworth and several other civil rights leaders. Battle, Dave
fulltopic	Photographs Owens, Ben; African Americans--Civil rights; Airports; Civil rights demonstrations; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)
description	He is carrying a sign that reads, "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.)
spelling	BN0021719_01BN0021719Ben "Sunshine" Owens and other demonstrators at the airport in Birmingham, Alabama, protesting the incarceration of Fred Shuttlesworth and several other civil rights leaders.He is carrying a sign that reads, "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 News67-05682Owens, Ben; African 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/103735
title	Ben "Sunshine" Owens and other demonstrators at the airport in Birmingham, Alabama, protesting the incarceration of Fred Shuttlesworth and several other civil rights leaders.
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Ben "Sunshine" Owens and other demonstrators at the airport in Birmingham, Alabama, protesting the incarceration of Fred Shuttlesworth and several other civil rights leaders.

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