United Klans of America march through downtown Gadsden, Alabama.
One man is holding a large American flag and other people have signs that read, "Gadsden City of Champions / United Klans of America / Support Our Police and Sheriff Dept."; "We Are Citizens Concerned for and Supporting Our Local Police"; "UKA Supports Police"; "St...
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Photographs United Klans of America march through downtown Gadsden, Alabama. Ayres, Jerry |
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Photographs Ku Klux Klan (1915-); Anti-civil rights demonstrations; Flags--United States; White supremacy movements; Gadsden (Ala.); Etowah County (Ala.) |
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One man is holding a large American flag and other people have signs that read, "Gadsden City of Champions / United Klans of America / Support Our Police and Sheriff Dept."; "We Are Citizens Concerned for and Supporting Our Local Police"; "UKA Supports Police"; "Stand Up For Your Police"; "Citizens for Law & Order"; and "Support Police Not Crime." The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) held a march in Gadsden the same day. The demonstrations were organized in response to the recent killing of Collis Madden, an African American man who was shot 15 times by police after a high-speed chase. This photograph was published with the article "No incidents as blacks dwarf KKK with march" in the Birmingham News on March 12, 1978, accompanied by the following caption: "Klan marchers take to the streets in Gadsden / . . . Without robes, the Klansmen said they were marching to support police." |
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BN0041125_14BN0041125United Klans of America march through downtown Gadsden, Alabama.One man is holding a large American flag and other people have signs that read, "Gadsden City of Champions / United Klans of America / Support Our Police and Sheriff Dept."; "We Are Citizens Concerned for and Supporting Our Local Police"; "UKA Supports Police"; "Stand Up For Your Police"; "Citizens for Law & Order"; and "Support Police Not Crime." The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) held a march in Gadsden the same day. The demonstrations were organized in response to the recent killing of Collis Madden, an African American man who was shot 15 times by police after a high-speed chase. This photograph was published with the article "No incidents as blacks dwarf KKK with march" in the Birmingham News on March 12, 1978, accompanied by the following caption: "Klan marchers take to the streets in Gadsden / . . . Without robes, the Klansmen said they were marching to support police."1978-03-111970-1979Ayres, JerryBirmingham News78-01258Ku Klux Klan (1915-); Anti-civil rights demonstrations; Flags--United States; White supremacy movements; Gadsden (Ala.); Etowah 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/121686 |
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United Klans of America march through downtown Gadsden, Alabama. |
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United Klans of America march through downtown Gadsden, Alabama. |
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Ayres, Jerry |
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