Desegretation Protest at UA, 1956

University of Alabama students burn desegregation literature to demonstrate against enrollment of the school's first African American student, Autherine Lucy, in Tuscaloosa on February 6, 1956.

Crowd gathered around a small fire during a nighttime demonstration, with several participants holding Confederate battle flags.
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Crowd gathered around a small fire during a nighttime demonstration, with several participants holding Confederate battle flags.