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Students demonstrating at the University of Alabama at Birmingham to protest the Kent State shootings on May 4, 1970.

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Jones, Ed

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They are gathered in front of Tidwell Hall, home of the College of General Studies. Banners on the front of the building read "Sympathy for Kent" and "Shooting M1's Into A Crowd Is A Shitty Way To Run A Country."
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1970 05 08
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Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.com
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Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Birmingham (Ala.)
  3. Demonstrations
  4. Education
  5. Jefferson County (Ala.)
  6. Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970
  7. Students
  8. Universities
  9. Universities & Colleges
  10. University Of Alabama At Birmingham

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