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Associated Press Far Enough

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09734.13 Author/Creator: Associated Press Place Written: Selma, Alabama Type: Photograph Date: 13 March 1965 Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm

Summary of Content: One wirephoto entitled, "Far Enough" taken by Associated Press dated March 13, 1965. Image is of a police officer holding a demonstrator back with a club as the demonstrator links arms with fellow protestors. Wire transfer information states that police officers attempted to stop the march headed for the courthouse in Selma, Alabama.

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Historical Era: 1945 to the Present

Subjects: African American HistoryAfrican AmericansCivil Rights MovementCivil RightsPoliceProtestsVoting Rights

Sub Era: The Civil Rights Movement

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