Police officer speaking to an African American man in front of a business down the street from 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, after the church was bombed.

Police officer speaking to an African American man in front of a business down the street from 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, after the church was bombed.

He appears to be ordering the man to move away. They are standing in front of the Colored Labor Employment Agency; a sign to the left advertises "sleep in maids."

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/16807

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