Birmingham Riots
Artist
Charles Moore
(American, 1931–2010)
Date1963
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensionsimage: 33 x 48.8 cm (13 x 19 3/16 in.)
sheet: 45 x 50.5 cm (17 11/16 x 19 7/8 in.)
sheet: 45 x 50.5 cm (17 11/16 x 19 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Howard G. Davis, III A.K.A. David Davis
Object number2011.151
Label TextIn 1963 the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) wanted to draw attention to racial injustice in Birmingham, Alabama. They staged sit-ins and marches intentionally provoking mass arrests and national media coverage. Soon, all of the adult SCLC volunteers were arrested, so the group trained students in non-violent resistance. The police chief Eugene “Bull” Connor ordered that high-pressure fire hoses and police dogs be used to control their protests. Moore’s photographs of these events caused international outcry.ProvenanceDavid DavisOn View
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