On a Sunday evening, May 4, 1969, in Birmingham, Alabama, a veteran police officer’s life was tragically cut short in a sudden act of violence. Azell L. Harris, a 42-year-old male officer with fifteen years of dedicated service to the Birmingham Police Department, was working a second job to support his family. He was providing security at a local freight line warehouse located at 4th Avenue and 3rd Street North, a decision that would place him in the direct path of danger.
That evening
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