Law enforcement officers speaking with several African American men outside Zion United Methodist Church in Marion, Alabama, the day after the civil rights demonstration during which Jimmie Lee Jackson was shot.

The officers are blocking another attempted march to the courthouse across the street from the church building. Albert Turner, is standing in the doorway. Jackson's subsequent death on February 26 led to "Bloody Sunday," an attempted voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery during...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Martin, Spider
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/98984

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