[Civil Rights Memorial, Selma, AL]

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A photograph of a monument dedicated to the Civil Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama. The left side reads "I Had A Dream; They gave their lives to overcome injustice and secure the right to vote for all Americans; James J. Reeb, Boston; Viola Gregg Liuzzo, Detroit; Jimmy Lee Jackson, Marion, Alabama; Dedicated August 11 1979; This was the starting point of the march from Selma to Montgomery March 21, 1965; Project conceived and edited by Executive Secretary Robert H. Miller 1896-1979". The right side of the monument has a bronze bust of King on top and reads "DR. MARTIN LUTHER … continued below

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1 photograph : col. ; 3120 x 4208 px.

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University of North Texas. Multicultural Center. March 10, 2013.

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A photograph of a monument dedicated to the Civil Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama. The left side reads "I Had A Dream; They gave their lives to overcome injustice and secure the right to vote for all Americans; James J. Reeb, Boston; Viola Gregg Liuzzo, Detroit; Jimmy Lee Jackson, Marion, Alabama; Dedicated August 11 1979; This was the starting point of the march from Selma to Montgomery March 21, 1965; Project conceived and edited by Executive Secretary Robert H. Miller 1896-1979". The right side of the monument has a bronze bust of King on top and reads "DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. The demonstrations that led to the most important advance in civil rights for millions of black Americans began here March 21, 1965. It was the 50 mile march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, the state capital. Defying threats of death, Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior, led 400 black and white Americans on the longest largest most dramatic [covered up] march of his 13 year career. It gave Southern Blacks the right as citizens to cast a ballot and help determine and help operate the government under which they live. In the succeeding 10 years, black voters increased from 1,463,000 to 3,845,000 in black elected officials from 72 to 2568 in the states affected. Hundreds of others were named to public posts. Blacks attained a more equitable share of tax benefits and one greater self esteem and respect from others as voting citizens. All these things flowed from what began here. This is a tribute to those who planned, encouraged, marched, were jailed, beaten and died to change black Americans from second-class to first-class citizens." At the bottom of the monument are the words "'Let Us March On 'Til Victory Is Won' James Weldon Johnson 'Lift Every Voice and Sing'". The Brown Chapel AME Church is visible behind it.

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1 photograph : col. ; 3120 x 4208 px.

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  • Preferred Citation: Multicultural Center Records (U0735), University of North Texas Special Collections

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University of North Texas. Multicultural Center. [Civil Rights Memorial, Selma, AL], photograph, March 10, 2013; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1789330/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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