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unknown, fl. 1965; [Protesters at the Alabama State Capitol]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09734.17 Author/Creator: unknown, fl. 1965; Place Written: Montgomery, Alabama Type: Photograph Date: 16 March 1965 Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm Order a Copy

One photograph of a protest dated March 16, 1965. Image is of demonstrators blocked by barricades and police officers as others look on from the steps of the State Capitol.

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