Crowd Watching Near Coca Cola Signs, Alabama Freedom March, 1965
By Stephen Somerstein
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Locals congregate in front of a convenience store to watch civil rights marchers on the road to Montgomery, Alabama in March, 1965. Several days later, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "How Long, Not Long" speech in front of 25,000 people on the steps of the State Capitol.
Release Notes:
This image was featured for the first time for collectors at our landmark exhibition: Rosa Sat, Martin Walked, & Barack Ran: From a Seat on a Bus to a Desk at The White House, in February, 2010.
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Crowd Watching Near Coca Cola Signs, Alabama Freedom March, 1965