The Beating
- Created by
- Martin, Spider, American, 1939 - 2003
- Subject of
- Lewis, John, American, 1940 - 2020
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1965; printed 1995
- 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)
- 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.
- Place depicted
- Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.14.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1965 Spider Martin
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.