Sheriff Jim Clark arrests two demonstrators who displayed placard on the steps of the federal building in Selma, 1963.
Preaching a sermon of freedom on a cold winter day. From left, John Lewis of SNCC (kneeling), Hosea Williams of SCLC (kneeling), and Andy Young of SCLC (standing). Movement headquarters Brown Chapel is in the background.
Troopers outside of Brown Chapel, the headquarters for planning the march. (Note that the troopers are now carrying rifles & shotguns)
To prevent any further marching, the police stretch a rope across Sylvan Street outside of Brown Chapel. It is guarded by a line of cops. Anyone marching past the rope faces arrest, a beating, or worse. Around the clock — 24/7 — day after day, night after night, in freezing rain and blazing sun, the marchers press against the rope they call the "Berlin Wall." |
March leaders and luminaries such as Dr. King, Rabbi Abraham Heschel, UN leader Ralph Bunche, Episcopal Bishop Richard Millard, and others, wear colorful flower leis distributed by the Hawaiian contingent, as they finally lead the march out of Selma on March 21st, 1965.
90 South Henry Street | P 740-368-3271 |
Ohio Wesleyan University | E libraries@owu.edu |
Delaware, OH 43015 |
Chat requires JavaScript
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |