- Collection:
- Alabama Media Group Collection
- Title:
- Civil rights activists Sheyann Webb and Rachel Nelson demonstrating at a Ku Klux Klan march in Selma, Alabama.
- Creator:
- Sikora, Frank
Bray, Bob - Publisher:
- Montgomery, Ala. : Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Date of Original:
- 1979-08-10
- Subject:
- Ku Klux Klan (1915-)
African Americans--Civil rights
Civil rights demonstrations
Flags--Confederate States of America
White supremacy movements
Selma (Ala.)
Dallas County (Ala.) - People:
- Nelson, Rachel West
Webb, Sheyann - Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
- Medium:
- negatives (photographs)
black-and-white negatives - Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Both women had been involved in the civil rights movement since they were children. A Klansman in the background is holding a sign that reads, "Save Our Land / Join the Klan." (The Klan members marched from Selma to Montgomery with the intention of burning a cross in front of the Capitol, but they were stopped by police outside of Montgomery.)
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/112653
- IIIF manifest:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/iiif/2/amg:112653/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:
- Birmingham News
Alabama Media Group
Alabama Media Group Collection - Contributing Institution:
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Rights:
-
