- Collection:
- Alabama Media Group Collection
- 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.
- Creator:
- Self, Tom
- Publisher:
- Montgomery, Ala. : Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Date of Original:
- 1960-03-06
- Subject:
- Alabama--Capital and capitol
Civil rights demonstrations
Public buildings
Police
Montgomery (Ala.)
Montgomery County (Ala.) - Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
- Medium:
- negatives (photographs)
black-and-white negatives - Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- 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.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/86779
- IIIF manifest:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/iiif/2/amg:86779/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:
-
