- Collection:
- Alabama Media Group Collection
- Title:
- Wilson Baker and Mayor Joe Smitherman in front of a police blockade on Sylvan Street in Selma, Alabama, to prevent civil rights demonstrator from marching to the courthouse.
- Creator:
- Langford, Dave
- Publisher:
- Montgomery, Ala. : Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Date of Original:
- 1965-03
- Subject:
- Civil rights demonstrations
Police
Mayors--Alabama--Selma
Selma (Ala.)
Dallas County (Ala.) - People:
- Baker, Wilson, 1915-1975
Smitherman, Joseph T., 1929-2005 - Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
- Medium:
- negatives (photographs)
black-and-white negatives - Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Baker was Selma's director of public safety. The exact date of the image is unknown, but the event took place between Turnaround Tuesday and the Selma to Montgomery March. Sylvan Street was renamed Martin Luther King Street in 1976.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/98971
- IIIF manifest:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/iiif/2/amg:98971/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:
-
Wilson Baker and Mayor Joe Smitherman in front of a police blockade on Sylvan Street in Selma, Alabama, to prevent civil rights demonstrator from marching to the courthouse.
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