Alabama state troopers standing in front of the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, to prevent a civil rights protest march from Dexter Avenue Baptist Church.

Alabama state troopers standing in front of the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, to prevent a civil rights protest march from Dexter Avenue Baptist Church.

The demonstration was planned to show support for the Alabama State College students involved in lunch counter sit-ins. A crowd of 4,000 white protestors gathered to prevent the march, which ended in violence and retreat.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Self, Tom
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:
Photographs
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/86779
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
Alabama state troopers standing in front of the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, to prevent a civil rights protest march from Dexter Avenue Baptist Church.
Self, Tom
fulltopic Photographs
Alabama State Capitol (Montgomery, Ala.); Civil rights demonstrations; Government facilities; Law enforcement officers; Montgomery (Ala.); Montgomery County (Ala.)
description The demonstration was planned to show support for the Alabama State College students involved in lunch counter sit-ins. A crowd of 4,000 white protestors gathered to prevent the march, which ended in violence and retreat.
spelling BN0006959_04BN0006959Alabama state troopers standing in front of the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, to prevent a civil rights protest march from Dexter Avenue Baptist Church.The demonstration was planned to show support for the Alabama State College students involved in lunch counter sit-ins. A crowd of 4,000 white protestors gathered to prevent the march, which ended in violence and retreat.1960-03-061960-1969Self, TomBirmingham News60-01619Alabama State Capitol (Montgomery, Ala.); Civil rights demonstrations; Government facilities; Law enforcement officers; Montgomery (Ala.); Montgomery County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives2000 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/86779
title Alabama state troopers standing in front of the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, to prevent a civil rights protest march from Dexter Avenue Baptist Church.
titleStr Alabama state troopers standing in front of the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, to prevent a civil rights protest march from Dexter Avenue Baptist Church.
author Self, Tom
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