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The morning after the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, heavily armed members of the Alabama Highway Patrol make a show of force near the [bombed Sixteenth Street Baptist] church. The bomb exploded next to the wall and up through the floor of a Sunday school class. Four girls were buried in the bathroom and died

1963, printed 2010

Artists

Danny LyonArtist
Classification
Photographs
Technique
Gelatin silver print
Culture
American
Century
20th century
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Department
Department of Photographs

Dimensions

31.9 x 46.8 cm (12 9/16 x 18 7/16 in.) sheet: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)

Provenance

Anonymous donor, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2012.

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The morning after the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, heavily armed members of the Alabama Highway Patrol make a show of force near the [bombed Sixteenth Street Baptist] church. The bomb exploded next to the wall and up through the floor of a Sunday school class. Four girls were buried in the bathroom and died | Harvard Art Museums | KenAI