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Alabama Congressmen at Selma

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Associated Press
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Date

1965-02-05

Maker

Associated Press Wirephoto

Dimensions

8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Accession Number

PA2011.07.0013a

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

In February 1965, following the arrest of Martin Luther King, Jr., a 15-Member congressional delegation traveled to Selma, Alabama, to get a firsthand look at demonstrations against voting discrimination and to observe voter registration efforts. A separate group of Alabama Members - including (from left to right) Representatives James Martin, William Dickinson, John Buchanan, and Glenn Andrews - also travelled to the state, to assert that the investigation was an unwarranted intrusion on their constituents' local affairs.

Rights and Reproduction Information

Objects

Congressional Delegation to Visit Alabama
Congressional Delegation to Visit Alabama

Exhibitions & Publications

The House and Selma: Bridging History and Memory
The House and Selma: Bridging History and Memory

People

ANDREWS, Arthur Glenn
ANDREWS, Arthur Glenn
BUCHANAN, John Hall, Jr.
BUCHANAN, John Hall, Jr.
DICKINSON, William Louis
DICKINSON, William Louis
MARTIN, James Douglas
MARTIN, James Douglas
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