African Americans in front of the Silver Sands Restaurant across the street from 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.

The building was severely damaged when the church was bombed. An African American civil defense officer (in a white helmet) is touching the shoulder of an adolescent boy who had been shouting at the scene.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Merritt, Vernon
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/16755
Description
Summary:The building was severely damaged when the church was bombed. An African American civil defense officer (in a white helmet) is touching the shoulder of an adolescent boy who had been shouting at the scene.