Firemen turn their hoses on civil rights protesters, Birmingham, Alabama, 1963

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Firemen turn their hoses on civil rights protesters, Birmingham, Alabama, 1963

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Photograph showing African Americans participating in the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, at Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama, as firemen attempt to force them to disperse by directing their fire hoses on them as they congregate in the park.

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Library of Congress.

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“Firemen turn their hoses on civil rights protesters, Birmingham, Alabama, 1963,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed May 6, 2026, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/4211.

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