Black and white photograph depicting three young African-American males sitting on the floor of a department store while a white man in a black suit looks down at them. A crowd of white shoppers looks on in the background.

Untitled press print (Birmingham, Alabama—Demonstrators on Floor of Department Store)

F. Rockstroh

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  • Titles Untitled press print (Birmingham, Alabama—Demonstrators on Floor of Department Store) (Descriptive)
  • Medium gelatin silver print
  • Credit Line Museum purchase, 2011.39
  • Object Name photograph
  • Classification Photographs

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