Rustin and Randolph listen to King's speech

Source catalog description

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American Civil Rights leaders Bayard Rustin (1912 - 1987) (fore, left) and A Philip Randolph (1889 - 1979) (fore, right) stand under an umbrella they listen to a speech on steps of the Alabama State Capitol, Montgomery, Alabama, March 25, 1965. The speech, Dr Martin Luther King Jr's 'How Long, Not Long' speech, was delivered at the end of the Selma to Montgomery march. A black-and-white photograph of Bayard Rustin and A. Philip Randolph standing in a crowd at the Selma March with an umbrella over their heads. Unknown figures are visible behind them.

Catalog date

1965

Recorded places

Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Recorded subjects

African American; Civil Rights; Photography; U.S. History, 1961-1969

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