Marchers Crossing Field, Alabama Freedom March, 1965
By Stephen Somerstein
About the image
This shot of civil rights workers on their way to Montgomery, Alabama captures the sheer magnitude of the event, as literally thousands of people snake across the field, many holding American flags. Coretta Scott and Martin Luther King, Jr. can be seen in the bottom-left portion of the frame.
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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Marchers Crossing Field, Alabama Freedom March, 1965