Demonstration in the Kingston neighborhood in Birmingham, Alabama, protesting the city's reaction to the shooting death of Bonita Carter.
They are carrying a banner and signs that read, "Justice for Bonita Carter / Jail the Killer Cop! Down with Police Terror! / People United to Fight Police Terror" and "Avenge the Murder of Bonita Carter." Carter, a 20-year-old African American woman, was killed on June 22, 1979,...
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Photographs Demonstration in the Kingston neighborhood in Birmingham, Alabama, protesting the city's reaction to the shooting death of Bonita Carter. Ayres, Jerry |
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Photographs Carter, Bonita Beatrice, 1959-1979--Death & burial; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Police shootings; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.) |
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They are carrying a banner and signs that read, "Justice for Bonita Carter / Jail the Killer Cop! Down with Police Terror! / People United to Fight Police Terror" and "Avenge the Murder of Bonita Carter." 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 |
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BN0043599_01BN0043599Demonstration in the Kingston neighborhood in Birmingham, Alabama, protesting the city's reaction to the shooting death of Bonita Carter.They are carrying a banner and signs that read, "Justice for Bonita Carter / Jail the Killer Cop! Down with Police Terror! / People United to Fight Police Terror" and "Avenge the Murder of Bonita Carter." 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.html1979-07-141970-1979Ayres, JerryBirmingham News79-04287Carter, Bonita Beatrice, 1959-1979--Death & burial; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; 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/124761 |
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Demonstration in the Kingston neighborhood in Birmingham, Alabama, protesting the city's reaction to the shooting death of Bonita Carter. |
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Demonstration in the Kingston neighborhood in Birmingham, Alabama, protesting the city's reaction to the shooting death of Bonita Carter. |
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