- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Edmund Pettus Bridge
- Creator:
- Spider Martin
- Publisher:
- National Archives
- Date of Original:
- 1965-03-07
- Subject:
- Civil rights workers--Alabama--Selma
African American civil rights workers--Alabama--Selma
Civil rights demonstrations--Alabama--Selma
Protest marches--Alabama--Selma
African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama
Civil rights--United States
Men--Alabama--Selma
African American men--Alabama--Selma
Police--Alabama--Selma
Bridges--Alabama--Selma
Civil rights movements--Alabama--Selma
Demonstrations--Alabama--Selma
Selma (Ala.)--Race relations--History--20th century
Selma-Montgomery Rights March, 1965 - People:
- Lewis, John, 1940-2020
- Location:
- United States, Alabama, Dallas County, 32.32597, -87.10648
United States, Alabama, Dallas County, Selma, 32.40736, -87.0211 - Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- On March 7, 1965, John Lewis led around 600 civil rights activists across the Edmund Pettus Bridge toward Montgomery, Alabama. The marchers were beaten by Alabama state troopers in an incident that came to be known as "Bloody Sunday." More than twenty years later, Lewis was elected to the U.S. Congress as a representative from Georgia.
Photograph of John Lewis and Hosea Willaims facing off with Alabama State Troopers, who gave them a two-minute warning to turn around. Lewis and Williams lead around 600 civil rights activists across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama toward Montgomery, Alabama on March 7, 1965. The marchers were beaten by Alabama state troopers in an incident that came to be known as "Bloody Sunday." More than twenty years later, Lewis was elected to the U.S. Congress as a representative from Georgia. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/john-lewis-1940-2020/m-3544/
- Digital Object URL:
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/iip-photo-archive/23854979734/in/photolist-23BbyAq-ScHQuD-CkZ1o3-r5qbCp
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of U.S. Department of State, GPA Photo Archive
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/john-lewis-b-1940
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Contributing Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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