Shoulders, Alabama Freedom March, 1965
By Stephen Somerstein
About the image
A young boy who hurt his foot is carried on a Canadian man's shoulders during the Selma-to-Montgomery civil rights march in the spring of 1965. Such powerful imagery went a long way towards shifting public opinion about the civil rights movement as a whole.
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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Shoulders, Alabama Freedom March, 1965