[The Selma Movement "The Prize" Historical Marker]

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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 Luther King, Jr. met the troopers at … continued below

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1 photograph : col. ; 4208 x 3120 px.

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University of North Texas. Multicultural Center. March 12, 2013.

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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 Luther King, Jr. met the troopers at the same place & turned around without incident. The Federal Court ruled the march was legal & with Federal protection 4.000 began the march to Montgomery on March 21. Camping along the road the protesters reached 25,000 in number by the time they reached the State Capital on March 25. National news coverage of the three events secured wide-spread support & led to the approval of the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965. Erected 1990 by the City of Selma".

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1 photograph : col. ; 4208 x 3120 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. [The Selma Movement "The Prize" Historical Marker], photograph, March 12, 2013; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1789335/: accessed May 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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