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Protestors rally in Birmingham against Alabama immigration law

al.com
By Charles J. Dean -- The Birmingham News
Published: Saturday, November 12, 2011, 1:30 PM

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- About 200 protesters marched and rallied against Alabama's illegal immigration law today in downtown Birmingham

The protests came during day six of what is called the "14 Cities, 14 Days, One Family, One Alabama" tour being sponsored by La Jefa Radio. Also taking part in the rally was the Birmingham chapter of the NAACP.

The march began at the grave of the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth at Oak Hill Cemetery and ended at Kelly Ingram Park where the crowd of Hispanics, blacks and some whites were urged not to be afraid to stand up and oppose the law.

"We are standing up today against this unjust law and together we will defeat injustice," said Orlando Rosa, a personality featured on La Jefa Radio.

The protesters, many of whom brought their children, took time to visit the many statutes of civil rights heroes of the 1960s featured across Kelly Ingram Park.

"These men, women and children stood up to oppose a bad law and so must we," the Rev. Anthony "Alan" Johnson of the NAACP told the crowd.


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How dare they compare themselves to civil rights leaders, who were first citizens and second asking only for equal treatment, not special privileges.