Shotgun shell found outside the16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A shotgun shell collected from the ground outside the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The shell is comprised of blue roll-crimp paper with a brass head. Embossed on the brass head is "Peters H.V. 12GA," and "Made in USA." There is a closed legged P around the primer headstamp.

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