Selma to Montgomery Rights March photographs, 1965.

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Selma to Montgomery Rights March photographs, 1965.

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This collection consists of copies of thirty photographs of the Selma to Montgomery Rights March in March 1965. These are copies for reference use of restricted photographs located in the State Sovereignty Commission Administrative files. The photographs include scenes of marchers in route to Montgomery, police brutality, and Martin Luther King, Jr., leading marchers down a city street in Montgomery.

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Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Alabama. State Sovereignty Commission.

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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia –d. April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. King helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. In 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize and in 1965, he helped to organize the Selma to M...