United Press International Chicago

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GLC#
GLC09718.02-View header record
Type
Images
Date
March 10, 1965
Author/Creator
United Press International
Title
Chicago
Place Written
Chicago, Illinois
Pagination
1 photograph : b&w Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 25.4 cm
Primary time period
1945 to the Present
Sub-Era
The Civil Rights Movement

One telephoto entitled, "Chicago" taken by UPI dated March 10, 1965. Image is of protesters being arrested. A police officer drags a woman from the road. While others sit against a bus. One protester is speaking into a megaphone. Onlookers stand in the background, and among them on man holds a sign reading "Peace in Selma." Wire transfer information states that eight people were arrested for protesting against illegal voter registration laws in Alabama.

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