- Collection:
- Alabama Media Group Collection
- Title:
- State troopers on the lawn of the courthouse in Marion, Alabama, the day after the civil rights demonstration during which Jimmie Lee Jackson was shot.
- Creator:
- Martin, Spider
- Publisher:
- Montgomery, Ala. : Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Date of Original:
- 1965-02-19
- Subject:
- Buildings
Civil rights demonstrations
Courthouses
Public buildings
Police
Postal service
Marion (Ala.)
Perry County (Ala.) - Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
- Medium:
- negatives (photographs)
black-and-white negatives - Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The photograph was taken from inside the courthouse, and the post office is visible across the street. Jackson's subsequent death on February 26 led to "Bloody Sunday," an attempted voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery during which peaceful demonstrators were attacked by law enforcement officers.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/118650
- IIIF manifest:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/iiif/2/amg:118650/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:
-
State troopers on the lawn of the courthouse in Marion, Alabama, the day after the civil rights demonstration during which Jimmie Lee Jackson was shot.
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