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  • Alabama Fire Department Aims High-Pressure Water Hoses at Civil Rights Demonstrators

    Created by
    Moore, Charles, American, 1931 - 2010
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    May 1963; printed 2007
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 12 13/16 x 19 3/16 in. (32.5 x 48.7 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of two African American men and an African American woman being sprayed with high-pressure fire hoses. They are leaning against the glass windows of a brick building. The man on the far right is being hit directly in the lower back with the stream of water from the hose. The print is signed [Charles Moore] on the back in pencil.
    Place depicted
    Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    American South
    Civil rights
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.49.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Charles Moore
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5223ee411-5196-4ab3-8d4f-d0fc4fa8954f
  • CC0 Creative Commons - No Rights Reserved icon

    Ten shards of stained glass

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    16th Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1873
    Date
    September 1963
    On View
    Concourse 2, C 2053
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    Medium
    stained glass
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. (9.2 x 3.2 cm)
    Caption
    Just two weeks after the march, on September 15, 1963, white supremacists planted a bomb under the steps of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The explosion killed four young girls attending Sunday school. This terrorist act was a brutal reminder that the success of the march and the changes it represented would not go unchallenged. In the face of such violence, the determination to continue organizing intensified. These glass shards are from the church's stained-glass window.
    Description
    A collection of glass shards collected from the gutter outside the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, at the funeral of the four girls killed in the bombing.
    Place collected
    Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Religious and Sacred Objects
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    sherds
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Hate crimes
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
    Object number
    2010.71.1.1-.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d89e9458-53d0-43dc-995f-733e83133abf
  • CC0 Creative Commons - No Rights Reserved icon

    Shotgun shell found outside the16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    16th Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1873
    Date
    September 1963
    Medium
    metal, brass (alloy)
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 2 11/16 × 1 × 7/8 in. (6.8 × 2.5 × 2.2 cm)
    Caption
    Just two weeks after the march, on September 15, 1963, white supremacists planted a bomb under the steps of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The explosion killed four young girls attending Sunday school. This terrorist act was a brutal reminder that the success of the march and the changes it represented would not go unchallenged. In the face of such violence, the determination to continue organizing intensified. These glass shards are from the church's stained-glass window.
    Description
    A shotgun shell collected from the gutter outside the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, at the funeral of the four girls killed in the bombing. The shell has a blue/green-colored body with brass tip.
    Place collected
    Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Tools and Equipment-Weapons and ammunition
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    shells (ammunition)
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Hate crimes
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
    Object number
    2010.71.1.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59a2f9ef6-5f35-4c8d-aa7c-3253d2eb6dca
  • Birmingham Protests

    Created by
    Moore, Charles, American, 1931 - 2010
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1963; printed later
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 8 3/4 x 13 1/8 in. (22.2 x 33.4 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of African American men and women running while soaking wet after being sprayed by high-pressure fire hoses. There is an African American man (also soaked) centered in the foreground of the picture standing and looking to his left. There is a stream of water coming from a hose in the background. The print is signed [Charles Moore] on the back in pencil.
    Place depicted
    Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.49.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Charles Moore
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58376b396-4c5b-4ded-86b8-7597aa684f21
  • Policemen Use Police Dogs During Civil Rights Demonstrations, Birmingham Protests

    Created by
    Moore, Charles, American, 1931 - 2010
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1963; printed later
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 9 1/8 x 13 1/8 in. (23.1 x 33.3 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of an African American man having his left pant leg torn off by a police dog. There are several white police officers with additional dogs and several other African American demonstrators standing in a crowd. The print is signed [Charles Moore] on the back in pencil.
    Place depicted
    Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.49.8
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Charles Moore
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d64fd445-24b1-44e5-a95c-e49ec0d91e3a
  • Police Dogs Attack Demonstrators, Birmingham Protests

    Created by
    Moore, Charles, American, 1931 - 2010
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1963; printed later
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 8 3/4 x 13 3/16 in. (22.3 x 33.5 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of African American men and women in the streets running away from police and dogs. There is a woman in the foreground wearing a flowered skirt and a white top and she is looking on as a white police officer raises his baton in his right hand in the direction of a young man. The police officer is holding the leash of a dog with his left hand. The print is signed [Charles Moore] on the back in pencil.
    Place depicted
    Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.49.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Charles Moore
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59f57a5d7-c0ae-484b-8c82-b0aeba3b45b9
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