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Offerings collected after a protest

Protestors line up in First Baptist Church to donate money into a church offering plate. Donations were always taken after rallies, to help pay bail and get everything needed for marches. The donations were not collected for the church.

Sheila Bynum Florence is on the far right at the front of the line.

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Offerings collected after a protest

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