Parents and students gathered outside the federal building in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, before marching to protest school integration.

They are holding signs that read, ""Freedom of Choice / My God Given Right"; "Down with H.E.W."; "We Dare Defend Our Rights / Freedom of Choice!"; "HEW Go Home / Freedom of Choice / My God Given Right"; and "What's Wrong with Freedom of Choice.&...

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Main Author: Northrop, John
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/108268
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Summary:They are holding signs that read, ""Freedom of Choice / My God Given Right"; "Down with H.E.W."; "We Dare Defend Our Rights / Freedom of Choice!"; "HEW Go Home / Freedom of Choice / My God Given Right"; and "What's Wrong with Freedom of Choice." ("H.E.W." refers to the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.) The march started at the federal building and ended at Woodrow Wilson Park.