Officer Clara Zeigler observing a Ku Klux Klan march on Highway 80 outside of Selma, Alabama.

Zeigler, an African American, was the first woman state trooper in Alabama. One Klansman is holding a sign that reads, "Save Our Land / Join the Klan." The Klan members marched from Selma to Montgomery with the intention of burning a cross in front of the Capitol, but they were stopped by...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sikora, Frank; Bray, Bob
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/112563
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Summary:Zeigler, an African American, was the first woman state trooper in Alabama. One Klansman is holding a sign that reads, "Save Our Land / Join the Klan." The Klan members marched from Selma to Montgomery with the intention of burning a cross in front of the Capitol, but they were stopped by police outside of Montgomery.