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[Chancel in Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church]

Description: A photograph of the chancel of the interior of the Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church in Selma, Alabama. There are four red velvet chairs and several with white padding on the seat. The altar table is also covered with a purple cloth.
Date: March 14, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Pews and windows in Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church]

Description: A photograph of the pews and stained glass windows from the interior of the Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church in Selma, Alabama. There are people sitting in the pews and several are standing in the upper balcony. There are three windows on the ground floor and one large circular one above the balcony.
Date: March 14, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Plaque at Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church]

Description: A photograph of a plaque at the Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church in Selma, Alabama. It is gold and reads "In Memoriam; Jonathan M. Daniels; Jimmy Lee Jackson; James J. Reeb; Viola Liuzzo; Martyrs for Racial Justice; 1965; Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church".
Date: March 14, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Plaque outside of Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church]

Description: A photograph of a plaque at the Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church in Selma, Alabama. It reads "Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church has been designated a National Historic Landmark; This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America; 1997 National Park Service United States Department of the Interior".
Date: March 14, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Student at Civil Rights memorial]

Description: A photograph of a student standing in front of the Civil Rights Memorial at the Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church. He is wearing a UNT t-shirt and has his arms crossed. The monument has two parts, the left side reads "I Had A Dream" and lists the names of Civil Rights activists lost to violence. The right side has a bust of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on top and has a summary of the movement written out underneath his name.
Date: March 14, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Alabama River from Edmund Pettus Bridge]

Description: A photograph of the Alabama River from the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. The shadow of the bridge's arch is visible on the water with is a greenish brown color. Trees border both sides of the river and an open area with a building is on the left side. In the distance is another bridge that appears to be for trains.
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Civil Rights Memorial Mural in Selma]

Description: A photograph of the Civil Rights Memorial Mural in Selma, Alabama. There are five faces painted on it and the names written beneath them are (L-R) "Jonathan Daniels 1939-1965, Viola Gregg Liuzzo 1925-1965, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929-1968, Rev. James Reeb 1927-1965, Jimmie Lee Jackson 1938-1965". Behind the faces several silhouettes and the Edmund Pettus Bridge crossing the Alabama River are painted with clouds at sunset above the scene. On the left the words "National Voting Rights M… more
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Historical marker at Edmund Pettus Bridge]

Description: A photograph of a historical marker at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. The sign has the seal of the Alabama Historical Commission at the top and reads "The Selma Movement (The Beginning) The major civil rights protest, which focused national attention on the issue of racial discrimination in voting & led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, was centered in Selma. In January of 1963 local citizens organized a voter registration class & by February others were in Selma to … more
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Jimmie Lee Jackson on mural in Selma]

Description: A photograph of the Civil Rights Memorial Mural at the National Voting Rights Museum in Selma, Alabama. This photo is focused on "Jimmie Lee Jackson 1938-1965". Behind his face are several silhouettes with clouds at sunset above the scene and beneath him is a red line.
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Jonathan Daniels on mural in Selma]

Description: A photograph of the Civil Rights Memorial Mural at the National Voting Rights Museum in Selma, Alabama. This photo is focused on "Jonathan Daniels 1939-1965". Behind his face are several silhouettes with clouds at sunset above the scene and beneath him is a red line.
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Monument honoring Amelia Robinson and Marie Foster]

Description: A photograph of a monument honoring Amelia Boynton Robinson and Marie Foster in Selma, Alabama. It reads "Honoring: Amelia Boynton Robinson, Marie Foster; The Selma-Montgomery March 'Bloody Sunday', March 7, 1965" and "Mothers of the Civil Rights Movement Before and Beyond the Bridge; Didn't let nothing turn them around! Presented by: The Evelyn Gibson Lowery Heritage Tour and SCLC/W.O.M.E.N., INC. Women's Organizational Movement for Equality Now; Evelyn G. Lowery, Founder/Chair; National Votin… more
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Monument honoring John Lewis]

Description: A photograph of a monument honoring John Lewis in Selma, Alabama. It reads "Honoring: The Honorable John Lewis Leader of The Selma-Montgomery March 'Bloody Sunday', March 7, 1965" and "'Get in the Way' 'When we pray, we move our feet' Presented by: The Evelyn Gibson Lowery Heritage Tour and SCLC/W.O.M.E.N., INC. Women's Organizational Movement for Equality Now; Evelyn G. Lowery, Founder/Chair; March 7, 2004". Between these two sets of text is a bronze carved face-plate of John Lewis.
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Monument honoring Rev. Hosea Williams, Sr.]

Description: A photograph of a monument honoring Reverand Hosea Williams, Sr. in Selma, Alabama. It reads "In Memory of: Reverend Hosea Williams, Sr. Leader of The Selma-Montgomery March 'Bloody Sunday', March 7, 1965" and "'He Fed the Hungry' 'Unbossed and Unbought' 1926-2000 Presented by: SCLC/W.O.M.E.N., INC. Women's Organizational Movement for Equality Now; Evelyn G. Lowery, Founder/Chair; March 3, 2002". Between these two sets of text is a bronze carved face-plate of Hosea Williams, Sr.
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Painted sign outside Civil Rights Museum]

Description: A photograph of a painted piece outside of the National Voting Rights Museum in Selma, Alabama. It is attached in a case to a brick base and features different scenes of people during the Civil Rights Movement and after. Above the painting are five squares of text in a case attached to the brick. There are two concrete columns on top of the brick.
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Reverend James Reeb on mural in Selma]

Description: A photograph of the Civil Rights Memorial Mural at the National Voting Rights Museum in Selma, Alabama. This photo is focused on "Rev. James Reeb 1927-1965". Behind his face are several silhouettes and part of the Edmund Pettus Bridge with clouds at sunset above the scene and beneath him is a red line.
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[The Selma Movement "The Prize" Historical Marker]

Description: A photograph of a historical marker in Selma, Alabama. The sign has the seal of the Alabama Historical Commission at the top and reads "The Selma Movement (The Prize) On Sunday March 7, 1965, 600 people led by Hosea Williams & John Lewis began a march to Montgomery to take their quest for voting rights directly to Governor George C. Wallace. At the Pettus bridge they were met by state troopers who used horses, tear gas & billy clubs to break up the march. A march on March 9, led by Dr. Martin L… more
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Stone monument with Joshua quote]

Description: A photograph of a stone monument to the Civil Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama. It is surrounded by a short metal fence and the middle stone reads "When your children shall ask you in time to come saying, 'What mean these 12 stones?' Then you shall tell them how you made it over; Joshua 4:21-22".
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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