Rally sponsored by the Birmingham Mobilization Committee Against War and Racism at Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama.

Rally sponsored by the Birmingham Mobilization Committee Against War and Racism at Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama.

People are holding signs that read, "How Many More? / Caliph Washington / Raymond Holloway," "Why the Black Man? Caliph Washington / Raymond Holloway / Who's Next?," and "Find Your Self, or Die Ignorant." The rally was held to protest state and national racism; the...

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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/110153
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
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 People are holding signs that read, "How Many More? / Caliph Washington / Raymond Holloway," "Why the Black Man? Caliph Washington / Raymond Holloway / Who's Next?," and "Find Your Self, or Die Ignorant." 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_05BN0028508Rally sponsored by the Birmingham Mobilization Committee Against War and Racism at Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama.People are holding signs that read, "How Many More? / Caliph Washington / Raymond Holloway," "Why the Black Man? Caliph Washington / Raymond Holloway / Who's Next?," and "Find Your Self, or Die Ignorant." 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/110153
title Rally sponsored by the Birmingham Mobilization Committee Against War and Racism at Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama.
titleStr Rally sponsored by the Birmingham Mobilization Committee Against War and Racism at Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama.
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