Civil rights demonstrators, journalists, and law enforcement officials gathered on Sylvan Street in front of Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, Alabama.
A blockade of law enforcement officers is visible down the street in the background. The exact date is unknown, but the image is related to either the Selma demonstrations or the Selma to Montgomery March. Sylvan Street was renamed Martin Luther King Street in 1976.
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Format: | Electronic |
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/40932 |
Summary: | A blockade of law enforcement officers is visible down the street in the background. The exact date is unknown, but the image is related to either the Selma demonstrations or the Selma to Montgomery March. Sylvan Street was renamed Martin Luther King Street in 1976. |
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