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

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
Subjects:	Photographs
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/16755

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 African Americans in front of the Silver Sands Restaurant across the street from 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Merritt, Vernon
fulltopic	Photographs 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, Birmingham, Ala., 1963; African Americans--Civil rights; Bombings; Hate crimes; Law enforcement officers; Race relations--Alabama; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)
description	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.
spelling	BN0004216_06BN0004216African 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.1963-09-151960-1969Merritt, VernonBirmingham News63-0753816th Street Baptist Church Bombing, Birmingham, Ala., 1963; African Americans--Civil rights; Bombings; Hate crimes; Law enforcement officers; Race relations--Alabama; 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/16755
title	African Americans in front of the Silver Sands Restaurant across the street from 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
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