African Americans walking past the courthouse in Marion, Alabama, the day after the civil rights demonstration during which Jimmie Lee Jackson was shot.

They had attempted to march to the courthouse across the street from the Zion United Methodist Church, but law enforcement officers blocked them. Jackson's subsequent death on February 26 led to "Bloody Sunday," an attempted voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery during which pe...

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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/98939

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 African Americans walking past the courthouse in Marion, Alabama, the day after the civil rights demonstration during which Jimmie Lee Jackson was shot. Martin, Spider
fulltopic	Photographs African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Marion (Ala.); Perry County (Ala.)
description	They had attempted to march to the courthouse across the street from the Zion United Methodist Church, but law enforcement officers blocked them. Jackson's subsequent death on February 26 led to "Bloody Sunday," an attempted voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery during which peaceful demonstrators were attacked by law enforcement officers.
spelling	BN0010087_27BN0010087African Americans walking past the courthouse in Marion, Alabama, the day after the civil rights demonstration during which Jimmie Lee Jackson was shot.They had attempted to march to the courthouse across the street from the Zion United Methodist Church, but law enforcement officers blocked them. Jackson's subsequent death on February 26 led to "Bloody Sunday," an attempted voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery during which peaceful demonstrators were attacked by law enforcement officers.1965-02-191960-1969Martin, SpiderBirmingham News65-01189African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Marion (Ala.); Perry 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/98939
title	African Americans walking past the courthouse in Marion, Alabama, the day after the civil rights demonstration during which Jimmie Lee Jackson was shot.
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African Americans walking past the courthouse in Marion, Alabama, the day after the civil rights demonstration during which Jimmie Lee Jackson was shot.

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