Scene at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, after civil rights marchers were beaten and gassed by Alabama state troopers and Dallas County deputies on Bloody Sunday.

Scene at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, after civil rights marchers were beaten and gassed by Alabama state troopers and Dallas County deputies on Bloody Sunday.

Two marchers are holding up Amelia Boynton, who was injured in the attack. This image is from a strip of negatives that were taken by Spider Martin (BN0002435) but were mistakenly placed in a sleeve with negatives taken by Tom Lankford (BN0016998). Dr. Richard Burt at Auburn University discovered...

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Main Author: Martin, Spider
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:
Photographs
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/59701
format Electronic
collection Alabama Media Group Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Photographs
spellingShingle Photographs
Scene at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, after civil rights marchers were beaten and gassed by Alabama state troopers and Dallas County deputies on Bloody Sunday.
Martin, Spider
fulltopic Photographs
Robinson, Amelia Boynton, 1911-2015; African Americans--Civil rights; Bridges; Civil rights demonstrations; Law enforcement officers; Tear gas; Selma-Montgomery Rights March, 1965; Selma (Ala.); Dallas County (Ala.)
description Two marchers are holding up Amelia Boynton, who was injured in the attack. This image is from a strip of negatives that were taken by Spider Martin (BN0002435) but were mistakenly placed in a sleeve with negatives taken by Tom Lankford (BN0016998). Dr. Richard Burt at Auburn University discovered the error in February 2020 after performing extensive research and comparison of Bloody Sunday negatives from several different repositories.
spelling BN0016998_07BN0016998Scene at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, after civil rights marchers were beaten and gassed by Alabama state troopers and Dallas County deputies on Bloody Sunday.Two marchers are holding up Amelia Boynton, who was injured in the attack. This image is from a strip of negatives that were taken by Spider Martin (BN0002435) but were mistakenly placed in a sleeve with negatives taken by Tom Lankford (BN0016998). Dr. Richard Burt at Auburn University discovered the error in February 2020 after performing extensive research and comparison of Bloody Sunday negatives from several different repositories.1965-03-071960-1969Martin, SpiderBirmingham News65-01540Robinson, Amelia Boynton, 1911-2015; African Americans--Civil rights; Bridges; Civil rights demonstrations; Law enforcement officers; Tear gas; Selma-Montgomery Rights March, 1965; Selma (Ala.); Dallas County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives4000 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/59701
title Scene at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, after civil rights marchers were beaten and gassed by Alabama state troopers and Dallas County deputies on Bloody Sunday.
titleStr Scene at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, after civil rights marchers were beaten and gassed by Alabama state troopers and Dallas County deputies on Bloody Sunday.
author Martin, Spider
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