Officer H. E. Schatz outside the courtroom at city hall in Birmingham, Alabama, during the trial of four men who attacked Nat King Cole during a performance at the Municipal Auditorium on April 10.

Officer H. E. Schatz outside the courtroom at city hall in Birmingham, Alabama, during the trial of four men who attacked Nat King Cole during a performance at the Municipal Auditorium on April 10.

Schatz was the first officer to reach Cole on stage the night of the attack. A cropped version of this image was published in the Birmingham News on April 14, 1956, with the following caption: "Officer H. E. Schatz . . . First witness."

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Dean, Norman; Arnold, Lewis; Hardin, Ernest
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Photographs
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/206362

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 Officer H. E. Schatz outside the courtroom at city hall in Birmingham, Alabama, during the trial of four men who attacked Nat King Cole during a performance at the Municipal Auditorium on April 10. Dean, Norman; Arnold, Lewis; Hardin, Ernest
fulltopic	Photographs Schatz, H. E.; Hate crimes; Law enforcement officers; Judicial proceedings; Race relations--Alabama; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)
description	Schatz was the first officer to reach Cole on stage the night of the attack. A cropped version of this image was published in the Birmingham News on April 14, 1956, with the following caption: "Officer H. E. Schatz . . . First witness."
spelling	BN0002167_09BN0002167Officer H. E. Schatz outside the courtroom at city hall in Birmingham, Alabama, during the trial of four men who attacked Nat King Cole during a performance at the Municipal Auditorium on April 10.Schatz was the first officer to reach Cole on stage the night of the attack. A cropped version of this image was published in the Birmingham News on April 14, 1956, with the following caption: "Officer H. E. Schatz . . . First witness."1956-04-131950-1959Dean, Norman; Arnold, Lewis; Hardin, ErnestBirmingham News56-02285Schatz, H. E.; Hate crimes; Law enforcement officers; Judicial proceedings; Race relations--Alabama; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives1200 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/206362
title	Officer H. E. Schatz outside the courtroom at city hall in Birmingham, Alabama, during the trial of four men who attacked Nat King Cole during a performance at the Municipal Auditorium on April 10.
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