- Collection:
- Alabama Media Group Collection
- Title:
- African Americans in front of the Silver Sands Restaurant across the street from 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
- Creator:
- Merritt, Vernon
- Publisher:
- Montgomery, Ala. : Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Date of Original:
- 1963-09-15
- Subject:
- 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, Birmingham, Ala., 1963
African Americans--Civil rights
Bombings
Hate crimes
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 building was severely damaged when the church was bombed. An African American civil defense officer (in a white helmet) is speaking to an adolescent boy who had been shouting at the scene.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/16849
- IIIF manifest:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/iiif/2/amg:16849/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:
-
