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Marching Orders

One black and white photograph entitled, "Marching Orders" taken by Associated Press dated September 15, 1966. Image is of a crowd of protesters in Chicago. A man in the center of the photograph has his back to viewer and faces the crowd. A man to...

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Resistance with Restraint

One black and white photograph entitled, "Resistance with Restraint" taken by the Associated Press dated May 12, 1957. Image is of Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at a podium. On the reverse side is a typed note that includes an excerpt of his speech...

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[Martin Luther King Jr. receiving the Spingarn Medal]

One black and white photograph dated June 28, 1957. Image is of Martin Luther King Jr., receiving the Spingarn Medal at the 48th annual NAACP convention. He was presented the by Bishop Richard S. Emrich in Detroit, Michigan.

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Normal School Life

One wirephoto entitled, "Normal School Life," taken by the Associated Press dated September 6, 1957. Image is of students known as "Little Rock Nine" and National Guardsmen in front of Little Rock Central High School. Wire transfer information states...

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Marching Off To Jail

One wirephoto entitled, "Marching Off To Jail," taken by Associated Press dated February 5, 1965. Image is of people marching in Selma, Alabama. They were marching to jail to protest voting restrictions against Black people. Wire transfer information...

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Little Rock

One telephoto entitled, "Little Rock," taken by UPI dated September 23, 1957. Image is of three police officers carrying a man by his hands and feet. Wire transfer information states that riots had taken place after nine Black students were blocked...

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Halts Night March

One wirephoto entitled, "Halts Night March," taken by Associated Press dated February 20, 1965. Image is of religious leaders talking to civil rights activists. Wire transfer information states that Selma Public Safety Director Wilson Baker spoke to...

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Whites Join Negro Protest

One wirephoto entitled, "Whites Join Negro Protest," taken by Associated Press dated March 6, 1965. Image is of white protesters holding signs that read "Votelessness = Hopelessness," "Decent Alabamians Detest Police Brutality." Wire transfer...

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Little Rock, Ark.

One telephoto entitled "Little Rock, Ark.," taken by UPI dated September 25, 1957. Image is of the Little Rock Nine being escorted into Central High School by the National Guard. Wire transfer information states that paratroopers escroted nine Black...

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Troopers in action

One wirephoto entitled, "Troops in Action" taken by Associated Press dated March 7, 1965. Image is of state troopers removing a protester in front of a gas station. Wire transfer information states that state troopers wore gas masks while breaking up...

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