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Birmingham, Alabama. May,1963

Birmingham Demonstrations - photographs by Bob Adelman

Ralph Abernathy speaks to a packed house at the 16th Street Baptist Church. Birmingham, AL, 1963.
Ralph Abernathy speaks to a packed house at the 16th Street Baptist Church. Birmingham, AL, 1963.
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During a mass meeting at the 16th Street Baptist Church, King urges his supporters to join the demonstrations, Birmingham, Alabama. 1963
During a mass meeting at the 16th Street Baptist Church, King urges his supporters to join the demonstrations, Birmingham, Alabama. 1963
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During a mass meeting at the 16th Street Baptist Church, King urges his supporters to join the demonstrations, Birmingham, Alabama. 1963
During a mass meeting at the 16th Street Baptist Church, King urges his supporters to join the demonstrations, Birmingham, Alabama. 1963
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During a mass meeting at the 16th Street Baptist Church, King urges his supporters to join the demonstrations, Birmingham, Alabama. 1963
During a mass meeting at the 16th Street Baptist Church, King urges his supporters to join the demonstrations, Birmingham, Alabama. 1963
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During a mass meeting at the 16th Street Baptist Church, King urges his supporters to join the demonstrations, Birmingham, Alabama. 1963
During a mass meeting at the 16th Street Baptist Church, King urges his supporters to join the demonstrations, Birmingham, Alabama. 1963
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During a mass meeting at the 16th Street Baptist Church, King urges his supporters to join the demonstrations, Birmingham, Alabama. 1963
During a mass meeting at the 16th Street Baptist Church, King urges his supporters to join the demonstrations, Birmingham, Alabama. 1963
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During a mass meeting at the 16th Street Baptist Church, King urges his supporters to join the demonstrations, Birmingham, Alabama. 1963
During a mass meeting at the 16th Street Baptist Church, King urges his supporters to join the demonstrations, Birmingham, Alabama. 1963
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The audience responds as Martin Luther King and Ralph Abernathy speak at the 16th Stret Baptist Church. Birmingham Alabama, 1963.
The audience responds as Martin Luther King and Ralph Abernathy speak at the 16th Stret Baptist Church. Birmingham Alabama, 1963.
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The audience responds as Martin Luther King and Ralph Abernathy speak at the 16th Stret Baptist Church. Birmingham Alabama, 1963.
The audience responds as Martin Luther King and Ralph Abernathy speak at the 16th Stret Baptist Church. Birmingham Alabama, 1963.
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The audience responds as Martin Luther King and Ralph Abernathy speak at the 16th Stret Baptist Church. Birmingham Alabama, 1963.
The audience responds as Martin Luther King and Ralph Abernathy speak at the 16th Stret Baptist Church. Birmingham Alabama, 1963.
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Young protestors meeting in the basement of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Birmingham, Alabama, 1963.
Young protestors meeting in the basement of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Birmingham, Alabama, 1963.
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Young protestors meeting in the basement of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Birmingham, Alabama, 1963.
Young protestors meeting in the basement of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Birmingham, Alabama, 1963.
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Young protestors meeting in the basement of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Birmingham, Alabama, 1963.
Young protestors meeting in the basement of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Birmingham, Alabama, 1963.
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Young protestors meeting in the basement of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Birmingham, Alabama, 1963.
Young protestors meeting in the basement of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Birmingham, Alabama, 1963.
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Young protestors meeting in the basement of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Birmingham, Alabama, 1963.
Young protestors meeting in the basement of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Birmingham, Alabama, 1963.
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Young protestors meeting in the basement of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Birmingham, Alabama, 1963.
Young protestors meeting in the basement of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Birmingham, Alabama, 1963.
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Young protestors meeting in the basement of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Birmingham, Alabama, 1963.
Young protestors meeting in the basement of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Birmingham, Alabama, 1963.
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Young protestors meeting in the basement of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Birmingham, Alabama, 1963.
Young protestors meeting in the basement of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Birmingham, Alabama, 1963.
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Young protestors meeting in the basement of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Birmingham, Alabama, 1963.
Young protestors meeting in the basement of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Birmingham, Alabama, 1963.
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Young protestors meeting in the basement of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Birmingham, Alabama, 1963.
Young protestors meeting in the basement of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Birmingham, Alabama, 1963.
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Young protestors meeting in the basement of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Birmingham, Alabama, 1963.
Young protestors meeting in the basement of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Birmingham, Alabama, 1963.
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Young protestors meeting in the basement of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Birmingham, Alabama, 1963.
Young protestors meeting in the basement of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Birmingham, Alabama, 1963.
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Children marchers emerging from 16th St Baptist Church, Birmingham 1963
Children marchers emerging from 16th St Baptist Church, Birmingham 1963
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Children marchers emerging from 16th St Baptist Church, Birmingham 1963
Children marchers emerging from 16th St Baptist Church, Birmingham 1963
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Children marchers emerging from 16th St Baptist Church, Birmingham 1963
Children marchers emerging from 16th St Baptist Church, Birmingham 1963
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Onlookers on the steps of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Many of these people were the parents of the young people participating in the Children’s March. Birmingham, AL, 1963.
Onlookers on the steps of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Many of these people were the parents of the young people participating in the Children’s March. Birmingham, AL, 1963.
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Onlookers on the steps of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Many of these people were the parents of the young people participating in the Children’s March. Birmingham, AL, 1963.
Onlookers on the steps of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Many of these people were the parents of the young people participating in the Children’s March. Birmingham, AL, 1963.
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Onlookers on the steps of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Many of these people were the parents of the young people participating in the Children’s March. Birmingham, AL, 1963.
Onlookers on the steps of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Many of these people were the parents of the young people participating in the Children’s March. Birmingham, AL, 1963.
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Onlookers on the steps of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Many of these people were the parents of the young people participating in the Children’s March. Birmingham, AL, 1963.
Onlookers on the steps of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Many of these people were the parents of the young people participating in the Children’s March. Birmingham, AL, 1963.
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Arrested protestors are loaded onto a bus and taken to a detention center. Birmingham, AL, 1963.
Arrested protestors are loaded onto a bus and taken to a detention center. Birmingham, AL, 1963.
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