- Collection:
- Alabama Media Group Collection
- Title:
- Minister, possibly George MacPherson Docherty, leading civil rights marchers in prayer on the south side of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on Turnaround Tuesday.
- Creator:
- Lankford, Tom
- Publisher:
- Montgomery, Ala. : Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Date of Original:
- 1965-03-09
- Subject:
- African Americans--Civil rights
Civil rights demonstrations
Civic leaders
Civil rights
Clergy
Police
Selma (Ala.)
Dallas County (Ala.) - People:
- Docherty, George M., 1911-2008
- Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
- Medium:
- negatives (photographs)
black-and-white negatives - Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Docherty was the minister of New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. The marchers are kneeling, and Alabama state troopers are standing in the background.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/99062
- IIIF manifest:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/iiif/2/amg:99062/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:
-
