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Faces in the Crowd, Selma to Montgomery March

1965

Alabama, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black-and-white digital image a crowd of men, women, and children facing the viewer. In the center of the image, a woman stands with her head tilted to the left wearing a kerchief around her head, a turtleneck, and dark leather jacket. In the front right, a man's face is in shadow, but his hat, plaid shirt, and jacket can be seen. To the right of the central woman, stands another unidentified woman wearing a buttoned up coat crossing her arms. A child is being held on someone's shoulders and can be seen above the others. Houses and telephone poles can be seen in the background of the image.

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Catalog reference: 2015.129.43

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