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View of a segregated crowd of people gathered outside the Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama during a political rally for Progressive Party presidential nominee Henry Wallace, during the 1948 presidential elections.Henry Wallace served as Secretary of Agriculture from 1933-1940, Vice President of the United States from 1941-1945 and Secretary of Commerce from 1945-1946. Wallace was also the Progressive Party nominee for the 1948 presidential election.
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Atlanta History CenterRecord Harvested From
Digital Library of GeorgiaKeywords
- African Americans
- Alabama
- Birmingham
- Clothing And Dress
- Courthouses
- Crowds
- Government
- Jefferson County Courthouse (Birmingham, Al.)
- Law Enforcement Officers
- Police
- Political Campaigns
- Political Elections
- Political Parades And Rallies
- Political Participation
- Politicians
- Politics And Government
- Segregation
- Wallace, Henry Agard, 1888 1965
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