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White demonstrators in front of the Public Safety Building on Bainbridge Street in Montgomery, Alabama, protesting an attempt to remove the Confederate flag from the Capitol dome.

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@ Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama

Dieter, Dave

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They are holding large Confederate flags, one of which says "The South Will Rise Again." The flag removal demonstration was organized by Thomas Reed, a member of the Alabama House of Representatives and president of the state chapter of the NAACP. He had asked Governor Guy Hunt to remove the flag by noon on February 2, 1988, which was the first day of the new legislative session. When the governor did not comply, Reed, joined by fellow Black legislators and civil rights activists, marched to the Capitol. Reed and thirteen of the participating legislators were arrested for trying to climb the fence, which had been erected around the building for a restoration project.
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1988 02 02
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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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Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama

Keywords

  1. Anti Civil Rights Demonstrations
  2. Civil Rights
  3. Confederate
  4. Confederate States Of America
  5. Flags
  6. Government
  7. Government Facilities
  8. Montgomery (Ala.)
  9. Montgomery County (Ala.)

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