Press conference about the shooting death of Bonita Carter, organized by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference at St. Joseph Baptist Church on 9th Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama.

Carter, a 20-year-old African American woman, was killed on June 22, 1979, by police officer George Sands during an incident at Jerry's Convenient Store in the Kingston neighborhood in Birmingham. She had committed no offense, but Sands fired at the car she was driving without seeing her or ful...

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Main Author:	Paravicini, Haywood
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Photographs
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/124757

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 Press conference about the shooting death of Bonita Carter, organized by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference at St. Joseph Baptist Church on 9th Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama. Paravicini, Haywood
fulltopic	Photographs Carter, Bonita Beatrice, 1959-1979--Death & burial; African Americans; Police shootings; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)
description	Carter, a 20-year-old African American woman, was killed on June 22, 1979, by police officer George Sands during an incident at Jerry's Convenient Store in the Kingston neighborhood in Birmingham. She had committed no offense, but Sands fired at the car she was driving without seeing her or fully understanding the situation. Though an extraordinary committee found the shooting to be unjustified, an internal investigation determined that the officer had acted in accordance with established policy, and he was not removed from the police force. For more details, see https://www.al.com/reckon/2020/11/decades-before-black-lives-matter-bonita-carter-changed-alabama-forever.html
spelling	BN0043528_03BN0043528Press conference about the shooting death of Bonita Carter, organized by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference at St. Joseph Baptist Church on 9th Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama.Carter, a 20-year-old African American woman, was killed on June 22, 1979, by police officer George Sands during an incident at Jerry's Convenient Store in the Kingston neighborhood in Birmingham. She had committed no offense, but Sands fired at the car she was driving without seeing her or fully understanding the situation. Though an extraordinary committee found the shooting to be unjustified, an internal investigation determined that the officer had acted in accordance with established policy, and he was not removed from the police force. For more details, see https://www.al.com/reckon/2020/11/decades-before-black-lives-matter-bonita-carter-changed-alabama-forever.html1979-06-251970-1979Paravicini, HaywoodBirmingham News79-03914Carter, Bonita Beatrice, 1959-1979--Death & burial; African Americans; Police shootings; 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/124757
title	Press conference about the shooting death of Bonita Carter, organized by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference at St. Joseph Baptist Church on 9th Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Press conference about the shooting death of Bonita Carter, organized by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference at St. Joseph Baptist Church on 9th Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama.

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