Created by:

Spider Martin, American, 1939 - 2003  Search this

Subject of:

John Lewis, American, 1940 - 2020  Search this

Hosea Lorenzo Williams, American, 1926 - 2000  Search this

Albert Turner, 1936 - 2000  Search this

Bob Mants, 1943 - 2011  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Image): 8 9/16 x 13 11/16 in. (21.7 x 34.8 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 9 x 14 in. (22.9 x 35.6 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted:

Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1965; printed 1995

Description:

A black-and-white photograph of Alabama police officers approaching Civil Rights marchers. White onlookers can be seen in the background between the two groups. This photograph may be a prelude to 2011.14.5.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Photography  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2011.14.12

Restrictions & Rights:

© 1965 Spider Martin

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52f496c58-7b44-4169-83d3-2965992ed1e7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.14.12