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- Collection:
- Alabama Media Group Collection
- Title:
- Marchers standing in lines on Sylvan Street before the start of the Selma to Montgomery March in downtown Selma, Alabama.
- Creator:
- McCormick, William
- Publisher:
- Montgomery, Ala. : Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Date of Original:
- 1965-03-21
- Subject:
- African Americans--Civil rights
Civil rights demonstrations
Civic leaders
Civil rights
Clergy
Nuns
Selma (Ala.)
Dallas County (Ala.) - People:
- Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990
Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971
Heschel, Abraham Joshua, 1907-1972
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Lewis, John, 1940-2020
Reese, Frederick - Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
- Medium:
- negatives (photographs)
black-and-white negatives - Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The following leaders are on the front row, wearing leis: John Lewis, Ralph Abernathy, Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph Bunche, Rabbi Abraham Heschel, and F. D. Reese. A large banner behind them says, "Hawaii Knows Integration Works." The George Washington Carver Homes and Brown Chapel AME Church are visible in the background. Sylvan Street was later renamed Martin Luther King Street.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/108639
- IIIF manifest:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/iiif/2/amg:108639/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.com
- Original Collection:
- Huntsville Times
Alabama Media Group
Alabama Media Group Collection - Contributing Institution:
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Rights: