Man speaking during a rally sponsored by the Birmingham Mobilization Committee Against War and Racism at Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama.

A sign on the ground in front of him reads, "Don't Run for the Hills / Vote For Fields / For President of SGA / Man That Will Get On The Case And Stay In The Race." The rally was held to protest state and national racism; the incarcerations of Caliph Washington and Raymond Holloway; a...

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Main Author: Battle, Dave
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/110141
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
Man speaking during a rally sponsored by the Birmingham Mobilization Committee Against War and Racism at Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama.
Battle, Dave
fulltopic Photographs
African Americans--Civil rights; African Americans--Capture & imprisonment; Civil rights demonstrations; Demonstrations; Race relations--Alabama; Race relations--United States; Students; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)
description A sign on the ground in front of him reads, "Don't Run for the Hills / Vote For Fields / For President of SGA / Man That Will Get On The Case And Stay In The Race." The rally was held to protest state and national racism; the incarcerations of Caliph Washington and Raymond Holloway; and the recent killings of African Americans in Jackson, Mississippi, and Augusta, Georgia. Most of the people who attended were students at local colleges and universities. The event was described in the article "Park rally held as memorial for 2 prisoners," which appeared in the Birmingham News on May 23, 1970.
spelling BN0028508_04BN0028508Man speaking during a rally sponsored by the Birmingham Mobilization Committee Against War and Racism at Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama.A sign on the ground in front of him reads, "Don't Run for the Hills / Vote For Fields / For President of SGA / Man That Will Get On The Case And Stay In The Race." The rally was held to protest state and national racism; the incarcerations of Caliph Washington and Raymond Holloway; and the recent killings of African Americans in Jackson, Mississippi, and Augusta, Georgia. Most of the people who attended were students at local colleges and universities. The event was described in the article "Park rally held as memorial for 2 prisoners," which appeared in the Birmingham News on May 23, 1970.1970-05-221970-1979Battle, DaveBirmingham News70-02707African Americans--Civil rights; African Americans--Capture & imprisonment; Civil rights demonstrations; Demonstrations; Race relations--Alabama; Race relations--United States; Students; 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/110141
title Man speaking during a rally sponsored by the Birmingham Mobilization Committee Against War and Racism at Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama.
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