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  • Gwendolyn M. Patton Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Patton, Gwendolyn M., American, born 1943
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
    Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961
    Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, American, founded 1877
    Date
    June 1, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:51:26
    Description
    The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.20.1a, 2011.174.20.1b, 2011.174.20.1c, 2011.174.20.1d, 2011.174.20.1e, 2011.174.20.1f, 2011.174.20.1g, and 2011.174.20.1h.
    Gwendolyn Patton discusses attending the Tuskegee Institute, where she became involved in many civil rights organizations and was elected student body president. She recalls hosting the Freedom Riders in 1961, and spending a year in a segregated sanitarium when she had tuberculosis. She recounts organizing Tuskegee students for the Selma to Montgomery March, occupying the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, and registering voters in Lowndes County.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0020
    Place collected
    Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Lowndes County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Freedom Riders
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Medicine
    Politics
    Social reform
    Suffrage
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.20.1a-h
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b935803a-91d5-443e-b2c4-1c6ba93b5951
  • Pete Seeger Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Seeger, Pete, American, 1919 - 2014
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976
    Highlander Folk School, American
    President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
    Hayes, Rutherford B., American, 1822 - 1893
    Date
    July 22, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 00:57:22
    Description
    The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.39.1a, 2011.174.39.1b, 2011.174.39.1c, and 2011.174.39.1d.
    Pete Seeger recalls performing at a concert with Paul Robeson in 1949 in Peekskill, New York, visiting the Highlander Folk School, and the evolution of the song "We Shall Overcome". He remembers performing at many civil rights events, including the Selma to Montgomery March. He also discusses his thoughts on Presidents Barack Obama and Rutherford B. Hayes.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0039
    Place collected
    Beacon, Dutchess County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Musicians
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.39.1a-d
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57cf84e12-9b3b-4804-a3d5-1c2ea7676175
  • Ruby Nell Sales Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Nell Sales, Ruby, American, born 1948
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Daniels, Jonathan Myrick, American, 1939 - 1965
    Date
    April 25, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:32:09
    Description
    The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.7.1a, 2011.174.7.1b, 2011.174.7.1c, 2011.174.7.1d, 2011.174.7.1e, 2011.174.7.1f, 2011.174.7.1g, 2011.174.7.1h, 2011.174.7.1i, and 2011.174.7.1j.
    Ruby Sales discusses her father's military career, growing up in Columbus, Georgia, and attending the Tuskegee Institute. Her father was a Baptist minister and grew up in a racist and segregated society. Her grandmother was either born into slavery or right after it, and learned to read and write. She recalls joining the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Selma to Montgomery March, registering voters in Lowndes County, Alabama, and her arrest in Hayneville, Alabama. She remembers the murder of Jonathan Daniels, a seminary student who saved her life, and discusses her opinions on African American history and the current rate of African Americans in prison.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0007
    Place collected
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Hayneville, Lowndes County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Justice
    Military
    Politics
    Prisons
    Religion
    Segregation
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Suffrage
    Tuskegee Airmen
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.7.1a-j
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5739065a1-0358-4132-bccb-2266a2146091
  • Marchers Settling at Camp, Selma to Montgomery March

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1965
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3917pixels × 5964pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of two young men holding up an American flag while a group of men, women, and children gather on the lawn in front of them. The young man on the right of the image is shown in profile holding up the edge of the flag. He is wearing a grey sweat-shirt and looking down. The man on the other side of the flag stands holding the pole. He is wearing a flat cap and white sneakers. The majority of men, women, and children directly in front of the flag are seated on the ground. One man in the center of the image is holding up his camera to take a photograph of the men and flags. The rest of the crowd in the background stand in groups.
    Place captured
    Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Communities
    Photography
    Race relations
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.64
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd502fc5e52-0532-4c36-b87f-050cc60ed3b6
  • Singing in the Rain, Selma to Montgomery March

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Sister Leoline, Mary, American, 1927 - 2006
    Lewis, John, American, 1940 - 2020
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1965
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3918pixels × 5868pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of men and women, including Sister Mary Leoline and John Lewis, singing and marching in the rain. In the center of the image, two unidentified men have their mouths open in song. The man on the left is wearing a star-patterned vest over his raincoat with a white helmet. On either side of the man, Lewis and Sister Mary can be seen wearing raincoats. The man on the right is wearing a black poncho. A line of marchers continues behind.
    Place captured
    Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Freedom
    Photography
    Race relations
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.74
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e9718d8d-63ff-4a57-b584-183f1d9937e8
  • Military Police and State Troopers Guarding the Alabama State Capitol

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Military Police Corps, American, founded 1941
    Alabama Highway Patrol, founded 1936
    Date
    1965
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3912pixels × 5958pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of the Military Police and Alabama Highway Patrol standing in front of the Alabama State Capitol. In the forefront of the image stands an Alabama Highway Patrolman looking toward the right, one hand resting on his gun and the other holding the strap across his chest. On the left of the image, a Military Policeman is featured mid-stride walking toward the left. A line of Patrolman are seen standing on the landing of the capitol steps. All are in full uniform and white helmets.
    Place captured
    Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Government
    Justice
    Photography
    Political organizations
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.90
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d451c9aa-dace-4971-a4b1-89b9c1a690c8
  • Onlookers, Selma to Montgomery March

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1965
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3072pixels × 4771pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image a group of men, women, and children standing on the road in front of signs and houses. The sign on the left states [BLUE FLAME / DRIVE INN], and behind, two other signs are partitally seen showing [GARAGE] and [la]. Seven members, women and one man, of the group have their arms raised in the air waving.
    Place captured
    Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Communities
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.50
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52fe2185c-679f-4141-b60e-04d7392d5ff7
  • Loveless School

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Loveless School, American, 1923 - 1998
    Date
    1965
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3898pixels × 5843pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of children looking out windows at the Loveless Elementary School. Children are leaning out the three windows above the pediment with the sign of the brick building stating [LOVELESS SCHOOL].
    Place depicted
    Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Children
    Civil rights
    Education
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.81
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e7fa7165-47f0-403c-a2c0-fd42c2846a1f
  • Rev. Dominic Orsini, Rev. Arthur Matott, and Sister Mary Leoline Entering Montgomery

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Rev. Orsini, Dominic T., American, 1925 - 2006
    Sister Leoline, Mary, American, 1927 - 2006
    Reverend Arthur Matott, American, 1922 - 2010
    Date
    1965
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3930pixels × 5844pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of Reverend Dominic Orsini, Reverend Arthur Matott, and Sister Mary Leoline leading marchers holding flags. All three are wearing clerical collars and robes with vests over their clothes and looking to the right of the image. Reverend Orsini is wearing a cross on a necklace and has an eye patch over his right eye. An unidentified man can be seen over Reverend Orsisni's right shoulder wearing a fedora and sunglasses. Reverend Matott is holding his coat over his right arm. Sister Mary is wearing a nun's habit. Men and women can be seen behind holding flags including American flags.
    Place captured
    Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Religion
    Religious groups
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.84
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd538ebfc5c-5763-4344-ae95-e2ed55329cc3
  • Faces in the Crowd, Selma to Montgomery March

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1965
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3882pixels × 5814pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of a crowd of men, women, and children, with an older woman and child in the center. Everyone in the image is facing to the right of the image. The woman, at the center of the image, is wearing a light colored overcoat, dark gloves, and feather bucket hat. She has her hands clasped on the back of a younger girl's neck in front of her. The image is taken outside, and telephone poles can be seen in the background.
    Place captured
    Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Children
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.42
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58ddc89d4-5010-418b-a5db-d4bcb1c442c9
  • Bobby Simmons, Selma to Montgomery March

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Simmons, Bobby, American, born 1948
    Date
    1965
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3127pixels × 3268pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of Bobby Simmons standing in front of an American flag. The portrait features only the bust of Simmons, wearing a stripped collared t-shirt and jean overalls. Simmons has white lotion covering his face with the word [VOTE] scratched on his forehead. Behind the flag on Simmons’s left, a man stands with dark sunglasses.
    Place captured
    Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Costume
    Freedom
    Photography
    Resistance
    Suffrage
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Youth
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.59
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54cdb43ee-809c-47e7-bde0-35b092325231
  • Young Marchers, Selma to Montgomery March

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1965
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5755pixels × 3912pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of two young women in profile facing right. The woman on the left is wearing a kerchief. The woman on the right is wearing a head wrap and a sweater with buttons down the center. Two of the buttons are replaced with pins with one stating [GROW]. The back of men's heads can be seen in the background, as well as part of an American flag.
    Place captured
    Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Youth
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.61
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58baeda60-0f67-4f7f-a024-60fab723db00
  • Jim Letherer Leading Marchers, Selma to Montgomery March

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Letherer, Jim, American, 1933 - 2001
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1965
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3924pixels × 5946pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of Jim Letherer leading a long line of marchers on a street in the rain. Letherer is on crutches and wearing a light colored jacket zipped in front. All the marchers are walking on the right side of the road. Directly behind Letherer, two men are shown mid stride. One is wearing a raincoat with the hood up over his hat. The other is wearing a poncho without a hood. On Letherer's right stands a man wearing a Star patterned vest and white helmet. Marchers can be seen walking into the distance. Trees line the edge of both sides of the road.
    Place captured
    Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Freedom
    Photography
    Race relations
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.73
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5356f022a-2596-4113-beb5-9134ff1fe212
  • Flag-Bearing Marchers, Selma to Montgomery March

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1965
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3892pixels × 5844pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of men and women marching with American and other flags. In the forefront of the image stands a young women holding a flag folded up around the pole in her hand. She is wearing a raincoat with the hood up, vest, and a strap around her neck that holds the flagstaff. The men and women in the background are also wearing vests and straps to hold their flags.
    Place captured
    Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Youth
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.75
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5edfd3ba0-1c63-42db-b306-22f87a09a5d7
  • Marchers Approaching the Alabama State Capitol

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Montgomery Police Department, American, founded 1820
    Date
    1965
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5725pixels × 3906pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of marchers walking toward the Alabama State Capitol. Marchers are seen from behind and are carrying signs and American flags. There is a large gap in front of the marchers and the capitol steps where cars are parked and a large police force is waiting. A traffic light is seen in the center of the image hanging above the marchers.
    Place captured
    Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Government
    Photography
    Political organizations
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.89
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53da7c7e0-32a6-424e-8ad4-257c05ce46ef
  • Marchers Celebrating in Unity

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1965
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 6037pixels × 3924pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of two men holding up an American flag and holding hands. The man on the left is wearing a suit while the man on the right is wearing a plaid button-up top and a wristwatch. Both men have their mouths open singing. Men and women can be seen behind into the distance.
    Place captured
    Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Freedom
    Photography
    Race relations
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.93
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57d21b98c-44c4-416c-b426-8a1a79bf22fd
  • Negro Therapist

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Adams, Richard, American
    Date
    1960
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 4072pixels × 3181pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of a young girl holding flowers up to Richard Adams. The girl is seated at a wooden desk, wearing a jumper. Adams has his head on the flowers leaning on the girl's desk looking at her. A young boy can be seen behind at another wooden desk leaning on his arm. All are smiling.
    Place captured
    Clarion, Wright County, Iowa, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Children
    Education
    Photography
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.94
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd566d00632-3689-4fa1-911e-c3f36d6b2405
  • Selma to Montgomery March

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1965
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1754pixels × 2592pixels
    Description
    This back-and-white digital image depicts a line of marchers along the top of a hill during the Selma to Montgomery marches. The marchers, both men and women, are moving forward, some of whom are carrying flags. The photograph is taken at the bottom of the hill, looking up at the marchers with dark clouds in the sky above them.
    Place depicted
    Lowndes County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Freedom
    Photography
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.63
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a8fd7478-e3e0-413d-b4b5-1624a056b7f1
  • Hostile Residents

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1965
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3888pixels × 5706pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of a man and a woman making faces out of a brick building window. The woman on the left has her hand spread in front of her nose. The man has his hand closed with his thumb on his nose. The bottom of the window has a floral and vine design with a crest in the middle.
    Place captured
    Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Hate crimes
    Photography
    Segregation
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.86
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c7bcf5c5-b8cc-4239-af96-9e5ea02d933c
  • Marchers Assembled in Front of the Alabama State Capitol

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Letherer, Jim, American, 1933 - 2001
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1965
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3888pixels × 5975pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of Marchers holding flags in front of the Alabama State Capitol. The picture is taken from behind the crowd. The row directly in front of the camera are wearing vests and holding up American flags. Jim Letherer can be seen walking in front of this row. The crowd continues to the steps of the capitol.
    Place captured
    Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Freedom
    Government
    Photography
    Political organizations
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.91
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55a769c78-8ac2-433e-acb1-2c01ac048843

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