Mattie Howard Arrest

Birmingham police arrest Parker High School student Mattie Howard in front of the Carver Theatre on the sixth day of the Children's Crusade in May 1963.

Two helmeted police officers restrain a person beside a car on a city street as photographers and bystanders look on.
Photo courtesy of The Birmingham News; photo by Norman Dean. All rights reserved. Used with permission.
Two helmeted police officers restrain a person beside a car on a city street as photographers and bystanders look on.