Object Details
Created by
Spider Martin, American, 1939 - 2003
Subject of
John Lewis, American, 1940 - 2020
Unidentified Man or Men
Description
A black-and-white photograph of the March 7, 1965 assault on Civil Rights marchers by Alabama state police officers termed "Bloody Sunday." The troopers, wearing gas masks and brandishing nightsticks, set upon marchers along US Highway 80.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1965; printed 1995
Object number
2011.14.5
Restrictions & Rights
© 1965 Spider Martin
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
gelatin silver prints
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 7 7/8 x 13 11/16 in. (20 x 34.8 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Place depicted
Alabama, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Selma to Montgomery Marches
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Civil Rights
Photography
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2011.14.5