Nat King Cole backstage before a concert at the Municipal Auditorium in Birmingham, Alabama.

Nat King Cole backstage before a concert at the Municipal Auditorium in Birmingham, Alabama.

During the concert, several white men attacked and beat Cole.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Perry, Eldred; Dean, Norman; Adams, Robert
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Photographs
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/14388

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