- Collection:
- Alabama Media Group Collection
- Title:
- Parents and students gathered outside the federal building in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, before marching to protest school integration.
- Creator:
- Northrop, John
- Publisher:
- Montgomery, Ala. : Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Date of Original:
- 1969-08-29
- Subject:
- Civil rights demonstrations
Education
Race relations--Alabama
School integration
Schools
Segregation--Alabama
White supremacy movements
Birmingham (Ala.)
Jefferson County (Ala.) - Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
- Medium:
- negatives (photographs)
black-and-white negatives - Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- They are holding signs that read, ""Freedom of Choice / My God Given Right"; "Down with H.E.W."; "We Dare Defend Our Rights / Freedom of Choice!"; "HEW Go Home / Freedom of Choice / My God Given Right"; and "What's Wrong with Freedom of Choice." ("H.E.W." refers to the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.) The march started at the federal building and ended at Woodrow Wilson Park.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/108268
- IIIF manifest:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/iiif/2/amg:108268/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.com
- Original Collection:
- Birmingham News
Alabama Media Group
Alabama Media Group Collection - Contributing Institution:
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Rights:
-
