Demonstrators at Kelly Ingram Park before marching to the Jefferson County courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama, to protest the incarceration of Martin Luther King Jr. and several other civil rights leaders.
Edward Gardner and Ben "Sunshine" Owens are at the front of the group (Gardner is speaking into a bullhorn). People are carrying signs that read, "They Are Going to Jail for Our Freedom"; "They Are Going to 'Jail' to Make 'America' a Better Place"; &...
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Photographs Demonstrators at Kelly Ingram Park before marching to the Jefferson County courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama, to protest the incarceration of Martin Luther King Jr. and several other civil rights leaders. Jones, Ed |
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Photographs Gardner, Edward M., 1907-2006; Owens, Ben; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights leaders; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.) |
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Edward Gardner and Ben "Sunshine" Owens are at the front of the group (Gardner is speaking into a bullhorn). People are carrying signs that read, "They Are Going to Jail for Our Freedom"; "They Are Going to 'Jail' to Make 'America' a Better Place"; "How Great It Is Knowing We Will Be Free Some Day"; "While You Sacrifice in Jail We Will Mourn"; and "These Are Our Heroes We Are Proud of Them." On October 30, 1967, Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph Abernathy, Wyatt Tee Walker, and A. D. King flew to Birmingham from Atlanta 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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BN0021759_01BN0021759Demonstrators at Kelly Ingram Park before marching to the Jefferson County courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama, to protest the incarceration of Martin Luther King Jr. and several other civil rights leaders.Edward Gardner and Ben "Sunshine" Owens are at the front of the group (Gardner is speaking into a bullhorn). People are carrying signs that read, "They Are Going to Jail for Our Freedom"; "They Are Going to 'Jail' to Make 'America' a Better Place"; "How Great It Is Knowing We Will Be Free Some Day"; "While You Sacrifice in Jail We Will Mourn"; and "These Are Our Heroes We Are Proud of Them." On October 30, 1967, Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph Abernathy, Wyatt Tee Walker, and A. D. King flew to Birmingham from Atlanta 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.)1967-10-301960-1969Jones, EdBirmingham News67-05816Gardner, Edward M., 1907-2006; Owens, Ben; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights leaders; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives2000 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/103772 |
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Demonstrators at Kelly Ingram Park before marching to the Jefferson County courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama, to protest the incarceration of Martin Luther King Jr. and several other civil rights leaders. |
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Demonstrators at Kelly Ingram Park before marching to the Jefferson County courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama, to protest the incarceration of Martin Luther King Jr. and several other civil rights leaders. |
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