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Birmingham, Alabama. May,1963

Birmingham Demonstrations - photographs by Bob Adelman

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Paddy wagon behind Loveman’s department store, Birmingham 1963
Paddy wagon behind Loveman’s department store, Birmingham 1963
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Paddy wagon behind Loveman’s department store, Birmingham 1963
Paddy wagon behind Loveman’s department store, Birmingham 1963
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An arrest outside Loveman's Department Store. Birmingham, Alabama. June, 1963.
An arrest outside Loveman's Department Store. Birmingham, Alabama. June, 1963.
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An arrest outside Loveman's Department Store. Birmingham, Alabama. June, 1963.
An arrest outside Loveman's Department Store. Birmingham, Alabama. June, 1963.
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Paddy wagon behind Loveman’s department store, Birmingham 1963
Paddy wagon behind Loveman’s department store, Birmingham 1963
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Paddy wagon behind Loveman’s department store, Birmingham 1963
Paddy wagon behind Loveman’s department store, Birmingham 1963
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Paddy wagon behind Loveman’s department store, Birmingham 1963
Paddy wagon behind Loveman’s department store, Birmingham 1963
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Paddy wagon behind Loveman’s department store, Birmingham 1963
Paddy wagon behind Loveman’s department store, Birmingham 1963
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Paddy wagon behind Loveman’s department store, Birmingham 1963
Paddy wagon behind Loveman’s department store, Birmingham 1963
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Paddy wagon behind Loveman’s department store, Birmingham 1963
Paddy wagon behind Loveman’s department store, Birmingham 1963
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Paddy wagon behind Loveman’s department store, Birmingham 1963
Paddy wagon behind Loveman’s department store, Birmingham 1963
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Paddy wagon behind Loveman’s department store, Birmingham 1963
Paddy wagon behind Loveman’s department store, Birmingham 1963
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Emblimatic photograph of the Childrens Crusade. “The police had contained the demonstrations to the black part of town. But by filling the jails, the protestors immobilized the police — and the next wave of demonstrators could peacefully protest for the first time in downtown Birmingham. The jails were flooded, the city was paralyzed and the white leadership realized it had to come to the bargaining table.” 1963
Emblimatic photograph of the Childrens Crusade. “The police had contained the demonstrations to the black part of town. But by filling the jails, the protestors immobilized the police — and the next wave of demonstrators could peacefully protest for the first time in downtown Birmingham. The jails were flooded, the city was paralyzed and the white leadership realized it had to come to the bargaining table.” 1963
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Emblimatic photograph of the Childrens Crusade. “The police had contained the demonstrations to the black part of town. But by filling the jails, the protestors immobilized the police — and the next wave of demonstrators could peacefully protest for the first time in downtown Birmingham. The jails were flooded, the city was paralyzed and the white leadership realized it had to come to the bargaining table.” 1963
Emblimatic photograph of the Childrens Crusade. “The police had contained the demonstrations to the black part of town. But by filling the jails, the protestors immobilized the police — and the next wave of demonstrators could peacefully protest for the first time in downtown Birmingham. The jails were flooded, the city was paralyzed and the white leadership realized it had to come to the bargaining table.” 1963
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The Children's march.Birmingham, 1963.
The Children's march.Birmingham, 1963.
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The Children's march.Birmingham, 1963.
The Children's march.Birmingham, 1963.
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The Children's march.Birmingham, 1963.
The Children's march.Birmingham, 1963.
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The Children's march.Birmingham, 1963.
The Children's march.Birmingham, 1963.
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The Children's march.Birmingham, 1963.
The Children's march.Birmingham, 1963.
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The Children's march.Birmingham, 1963.
The Children's march.Birmingham, 1963.
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The Children's march.Birmingham, 1963.
The Children's march.Birmingham, 1963.
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The Children's march.Birmingham, 1963.
The Children's march.Birmingham, 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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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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Birmingham commissioner of public safety Eugene “Bull” Connor 1963
Birmingham commissioner of public safety Eugene “Bull” Connor 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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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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Demonstrator being arrested in downtown protests, Birmingham 1963
Demonstrator being arrested in downtown protests, Birmingham 1963
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Demonstrator being arrested in downtown protests, Birmingham 1963
Demonstrator being arrested in downtown protests, Birmingham 1963
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Demonstrator being arrested in downtown protests, Birmingham 1963
Demonstrator being arrested in downtown protests, Birmingham 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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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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