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Trio of Civil Rights Activists
An African American man and two African American women hold hands and try to brace themselves against the harsh spray of a fire hose during an anti-segregation protest in Birmingham, Alabama, May 4, 1963. Against the 3,000 protesters, police released dogs, attacked with electric cattle prods and used water sprayed with the strength to rip bark off of trees. These images were televised cross the nation.
Image:   © Bettmann/CORBIS
Collection:   Bettmann
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Date Photographed:   May 4, 1963
Location Information:   Birmingham, Alabama, USA