65 photographs by Spider Martin on view now through June 1, 2025, at the the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts reveal an intimate, first-hand perspective of the Selma to Montgomery March in its ...

PHOTOS: Lost images of the march from Selma, 50 years later (RNS) "We didn't know what would happen when we reached the capitol. We were singing the civil rights song, 'I Am Not Afraid,' but, yes ...

More than three thousand people joined Dr. Martin Luther King on a march escorted by U.S. Army troops from Selma to Montgomery Alabama, becoming one of the most iconic moments in Civil Rights history.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery Civil Rights March, a five-day protest that drew more than 25,000 marchers and changed the course of civil rights in America.

On March 7, 1965, images of police beating and throwing tear gas at 600 marchers flashed across television screens nationwide, ... the march from Selma to Montgomery took place.

To Budnik, now 81, the youngest of the Selma-Montgomery marchers were the most impressive. "They were known as foot-soldiers," he says, "and they had taken the places of their older siblings and ...

Such was the case with a recently discovered envelope from the archives of The Huntsville Times. The envelope contained photographic negatives from the historic Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights ...

First came the movie; now the exhibition. "Freedom Journey 1965: Photographs of the Selma to Montgomery March" is opening at the New-York Historical Society on Friday. It follows the pivotal Civil ...

The 51-mile relay commemorates the march, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., that brought forth one of the most monumental civil rights achievements of the era. Skip to main content Skip to navigation ...

The exhibit features iconic photographs of the Selma-to-Montgomery march taken by Spider Martin in March 1965. Museum hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, call 242-4435.

March 25, 1965 - During the Selma-to-Montgomery march, about 25,000 demonstrators join the marchers when they reach Montgomery for a final rally at the state Capitol. King delivers his famous "How ...

On March 21, 1965, Martin Luther King Jr. led thousands of protestors from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama -- a march that lasted five days and covered 54 miles. Robert Abbott Sengstacke/Getty Images ...