Photograph
Andrew Wade House Bombing
Police officer inspecting the damage to the home of Andrew Wade and his family after it was bombed. |
Image ID: | 55227 |
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Creation Date: | 06 27 1954 |
Creator Name: | Louisville Courier Journal |
City: | Louisville |
County: | |
State: | Kentucky |
Collection Name: | Carl and Anne Braden papers, 1928-2006 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | PH 3299.50 |
Original Dimensions: | 10 x 8 inches |
The Wades, a black family, had moved into a white neighborhood after Carl and Anne Braden purchased the home for them. They experienced increasingly violent harassment and the house was eventually bombed. No charges were brought for the bombing. The Bradens were charged with sedition. |
Dwellings |
Uniforms |
Outdoor photography |
Race relations |
Violence |
Explosions |
Architecture, Domestic |
Men |
Police |
Housing |
Cities and towns |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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