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Various [Press photographs related to the Selma to Montgomery marches, 1965] [Decimalized .01 - .21]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09734 Author/Creator: Various Place Written: Alabama Type: Header Record Date: 1965 Pagination: 21 items

Summary of Content: Collection of press photographs related to the Selma to Montgomery marches dated 1965. Consists of 21 wirephotos and telephotos taken by Associated Press and United Press International. Includes images of civil rights leaders C.T. Vivian and John Lewis. Also includes an image of protesters attempting to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

People: Baker, Wilson, 1915-1975
Clark, James, 1922-2007
Graham, Henry V., 1916-1999
Greeley, Dana McLean, 1908-1986
Lewis, John, 1940-2020
Vivian, C.T., 1924-2020

Historical Era: 1945 to the Present

Subjects: African American HistoryAfrican AmericansCatholicismChristianityCivil Rights MovementCivil RightsJournalismPolice brutalityPrayerProtestsReligionSoldiers and CiviliansVoter suppressionVoting Rights

Sub Era: The Civil Rights Movement

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