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First of the Selma to Montgomery marches, Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site, 1965.

First of the Selma to Montgomery marches, Carter G. Woodson Home Natio...

A peaceful civil rights demonstration that included a march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge would eventually become known as 'Bloody Sunday' by the African American community. On March 7, 1965, civil rights dem... More

Selma to Montgomery March Byway - Architecture of Edmund Pettus Bridge

Selma to Montgomery March Byway - Architecture of Edmund Pettus Bridge

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A close up look at the Edmund Pettus Bridge reveals rivets and ironwork that comprise its graceful arch. Location: Selma, Alabama Stat... More

Selma to Montgomery March Byway - Edmund Pettus Bridge

Selma to Montgomery March Byway - Edmund Pettus Bridge

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The name of the Edmund Pettus Bridge highlights a steel beam across a four lane highway. Location: Selma, Alabama Status: Public domai... More

Selma to Montgomery March Byway - Flag Framing Edmund Pettus Bridge

Selma to Montgomery March Byway - Flag Framing Edmund Pettus Bridge

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The red and white stripes of the American flag hang over a view of the Edmund Pettus Bridge crossing the Alabama River in the distance. ... More

Selma to Montgomery March Byway - Edmund Pettus Bridge from the Riverside

Selma to Montgomery March Byway - Edmund Pettus Bridge from the Rivers...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: An ornate black iron fence lines a brick area alongside the river, and the graceful arch of the Edmund Pettus Bridge curves over the Ala... More

The Civil Rights Memorial at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama

The Civil Rights Memorial at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabam...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Mural artists members of Liberation Summer Project, Class of 1999. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in... More

Participants and Flag at a Civil Rights Event at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama

Participants and Flag at a Civil Rights Event at the Edmund Pettus Bri...

Photographs Relating to the Clinton Administration Public domain photograph of US government agency official, meeting, event, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain ph... More

Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, Alabama

Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, Alabama

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Views of Selma, Alabama from the Edmund Pettus bridge.

Views of Selma, Alabama from the Edmund Pettus bridge.

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

45th Anniversary of the Civil Rights March from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama

45th Anniversary of the Civil Rights March from Selma, Alabama to Mont...

For the 45th Anniversary of the 1965 Civil Rights March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, Jesse Jackson, Winnie Mandela and other dignitaries came to walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge to recreate the event ... More

Civil Rights Memorial at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama

Civil Rights Memorial at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

45th Anniversary of the Civil Rights March from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama

45th Anniversary of the Civil Rights March from Selma, Alabama to Mont...

For the 45th Anniversary of the 1965 Civil Rights March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, people walked across the Edmund Pettus Bridge to recreate the event. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided b... More

Civil Rights Memorial at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama

Civil Rights Memorial at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

Civil Rights Memorial at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama

Civil Rights Memorial at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, Alabama

Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, Alabama

The Edmund Pettus Bridge, named for Edmund Winston Pettus, a Confederate brigadier general, and eventual U.S. Senator. It is famous as the site of the conflict of Bloody Sunday (March 7, 1965), where armed offi... More

45th Anniversary of the Civil Rights March from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama

45th Anniversary of the Civil Rights March from Selma, Alabama to Mont...

For the 45th Anniversary of the 1965 Civil Rights March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, Jesse Jackson and other dignitaries came to walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge to recreate the event Title, date, sub... More

The Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, Alabama

The Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, Alabama

The Edmund Pettus Bridge, named for Edmund Winston Pettus, a Confederate brigadier general, and eventual U.S. Senator. It is famous as the site of the conflict of Bloody Sunday (March 7, 1965), where armed offi... More

Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, Alabama

Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, Alabama

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, railroad structure, train viaduct, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Civil Rights Memorial at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama

Civil Rights Memorial at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, Alabama

Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, Alabama

The Pettus Bridge was the site of Bloody Sunday (March 7, 1965), where state and local lawmen attacked civil rights demonstrators who were attempting to march from Selma to the state capital Montgomery. Named ... More

The Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, Alabama

The Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, Alabama

The Edmund Pettus Bridge, named for Edmund Winston Pettus, a Confederate brigadier general, and eventual U.S. Senator. It is famous as the site of the conflict of Bloody Sunday (March 7, 1965), where armed offi... More

The Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, Alabama

The Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, Alabama

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Views of Selma, Alabama from the Edmund Pettus bridge

Views of Selma, Alabama from the Edmund Pettus bridge

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

Crossing Edmund Pettus Bridge - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Crossing Edmund Pettus Bridge - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...

Crossing Edmund Pettus Bridge Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

President Barack Obama hugs

President Barack Obama hugs

President Barack Obama hugs Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., after his introduction during the event to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches, at the Edmund P... More

Biden in Selma 2013

Biden in Selma 2013

Arm in arm with Congresswoman Terri Sewell and Civil rights legend and Congressman John Lewis, Vice President Joe Biden marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge during the 48th annual Bridge Crossing Ceremony i... More