African-American life in Memphis, Tenn.
Letter about the Selma-Montgomery March, letter about the preservation of the Lorraine Motel, and a pamphlet about the history of the NAACP.
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Date of Original
1965
Subject
Selma-Montgomery Rights March, 1965
Civil rights movement--Alabama--Montgomery
Civil rights workers--Tennessee--Memphis
African American civil rights workers--Tennessee--Memphis
Civil rights demonstrations--Alabama--Montgomery
Protest marches--Alabama--Montgomery
Violence--Alabama
Race relations
Alabama--Race relations
Soldiers--Alabama
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Lorraine Motel (Memphis, Tenn.)
Location
United States, Alabama, Montgomery County, 32.22026, -86.20761
United States, Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery, 32.36681, -86.29997
United States, Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, 35.14953, -90.04898
Medium
letters (correspondence)
pamphlets
Type
Text
Language
eng
Rights Holder
Permission to reproduce or publish this item is required and may be subject to copyright or other legal restrictions imposed by parties outside of the Library. Please contact the History Department of the Memphis Public Library & Information Center at 901.415.2742 or hisref@memphislibrary.org to request permission. Any image from the library's collection published in any form must cite as the source: Memphis and Shelby County Room, Memphis Public Library & Information Center.
Original Collection
African-American Life in Memphis, Tenn., Memphis Public Library, Memphis, Tennessee
Contributing Institution
Memphis Public Library. Memphis and Shelby County Room
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