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April 12th
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- 1963The 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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