Birmingham Protests

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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 black-and-white photograph of African American men and women running while soaking wet after being sprayed by high-pressure fire hoses. There is an African American man (also soaked) centered in the foreground of the picture standing and looking to his left. There is a stream of water coming from a hose in the background. The print is signed [Charles Moore] on the back in pencil.

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