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[Grave Marker of William W. Willis in Alabama]

Description: Photograph of the grave marker of William W. Willis, located in the Baptist Rest Cemetery in Pike County, Alabama. It reads: "William W. Willis, GA Militia, War of 1812, (ca.)1794-1874." A small cross in a circle is engraved at the top of the marker. This marble grave marker was obtained by T. Bradford Willis from the Veterans Affairs, and he placed it at the grave of William W. Willis.
Date: 19uu
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Grave Marker of J. M. Peirson]

Description: Photograph of the grave marker of J. M. Peirson at Baptist Rest Cemetery in Pike County, Alabama. It reads: "J. M. Peirson, born Dec. 11th, 1840, died Oct. 13th, 1868; Aged 27 y'rs, 10 mo's, & 2 days."
Date: 19XX
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[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
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[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
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[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
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Civil Rights Memorial, Selma, AL]

Description: 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… more
Date: March 10, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Civil Rights Freedom Wall at AME church]

Description: A photograph of a monument dedicated to the Civil Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama. It reads "The Civil Rights Freedom Wall; of the city of Selma, Dallas County, Alabama Brown Chapel AME church headquarters of the civil rights movement Rev. James E Jackson, Pastor Presented by: The Evelyn Gibson Lowery Civil Rights Heritage Tour SCLC/Women's Organizational Movement for Equality Now, Inc. Evelyn Gibson Lowery, Founder/Chair March 6, 2005; "Roll Call of Freedom Fighters" 1950-2000 Afro Teachers … more
Date: March 10, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[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
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[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
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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