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April 12th

1 event recorded on The Ledger.

  1. 1963
    The Rise

    Dr. King jailed in Birmingham; Gaston signs the bail

    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested in Birmingham on Good Friday. A.G. Gaston quietly draws $160,000 from Citizens Federal Savings to post his bail and the bail of other arrested demonstrators.

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