- Collection:
- Alabama Media Group Collection
- Title:
- Police officer looking at the ruins of Fred Shuttlesworth's house after it was bombed.
- Creator:
- Arnold, Lewis
- Publisher:
- Montgomery, Ala. : Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Date of Original:
- 1956-12
- Subject:
- Shuttlesworth, Fred L., 1922-2011--Homes and haunts
African Americans--Civil rights
Bombings
Hate crimes
Housing
Police
Race relations--Alabama
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:
- The bombing occurred on December 25th, 1956. Shuttlesworth lived next door to Bethel Baptist Church on 29th Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama, where he was the minister. The church also served as the headquarters for the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/14254
- IIIF manifest:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/iiif/2/amg:14254/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:
-
Police officer looking at the ruins of Fred Shuttlesworth's house after it was bombed.
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