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[2014 ASB students at memorial water fountain]

A photograph of students standing around a memorial water fountain during their 2014 Alternative Service Breaks program organized through UNT. They are all wearing UNT shirts and have one hand on the fountain. It is part of the Civil Rights Memorial Center in Montgomery, Alabama and there is a quote from MLK, Jr. that reads "...until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream" carved on the wall behind them.
Date: March 26, 2014
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[ASB students holding poster]

A photograph of students in Montgomery, Alabama while on their trip with the Alternative Service Breaks program through UNT. They are holding a large paper sign that reads "Chage Gonna Come" in multicolored letters.
Date: March 26, 2014
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[ASB students on roof]

A photograph of students on the rooftop of a building in Montgomery, Alabama for part of their work with the Alternative Service Breaks program through UNT. They are wearing hardhats and some have protective masks or gloves on. Most are wearing green UNT t-shirts and others are wearing graphic tees and comfortable pants.
Date: March 26, 2014
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[ASB students on rooftop]

A photograph of students on the rooftop of a building in Montgomery, Alabama for part of their work with the Alternative Service Breaks program through UNT. They are wearing hardhats and have protective masks on. Most are wearing green UNT t-shirts and others are wearing graphic tees and comfortable pants.
Date: March 26, 2014
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[ASB students performing on stage]

A photograph of students in Montgomery, Alabama while on their trip with the Alternative Service Breaks program through UNT. They are wearing their ASB shirts and are performing with microphones. There are several posters on display behind them.
Date: March 26, 2014
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[ASB students pulling down ceiling]

A photograph of students working in Montgomery, Alabama while on their trip with the Alternative Service Breaks program through UNT. They are on a raised platform and are wearing masks, gloves, and hardhats while pulling down the old ceiling in the building. One is also using a crowbar.
Date: March 26, 2014
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[ASB students touching quote]

A photograph of students outside of the Civil Rights Memorial Center in Montgomery, Alabama while on their trip with the Alternative Service Breaks program through UNT. They are wearing UNT t-shirts and are touching a waterfall with a quote from MLK that reads "... until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream".
Date: March 26, 2014
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Brown Chapel AME Church sign]

A photograph of the sign outside of Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, Alabama. The letterboard reads "'Never Quit Never Give Up' Pastor Rev. Tony Scott".
Date: March 10, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Cars and people at Edmund Pettus Bridge]

A photograph of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. There are people walking across it on one side and several cars are driving over it.
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Cast of Rawhide at a Diner]

Photograph of O. H. Crew with Clint Eastwood, who played Rowdy Yates, and Paul Brinegar, who played Wishbone, on the television series "Rawhide." This photograph was taken in Montgomery, Alabama, 1964. They sit in a booth in front of a window and most of the decor is seafoam green in color.
Date: 1964
Creator: Bankston, Ray
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Cast of Rawhide at a diner with children]

Photograph of a group at a diner with Clint Eastwood, who played Rowdy Yates, and Paul Brinegar, who played Wishbone, on the television series "Rawhide," Montgomery, Alabama, 1964. They sit in a booth in front of a window and most of the decor is seafoam green in color. Eastwood holds a child on his lap and two others are across the table.
Date: 1964
Creator: Dalco Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Civil Rights Freedom Wall at AME church]

A photograph of a monument dedicated to the Civil Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama. It reads "The Civil Rights Freedom Wall; of the city of Selma, Dallas County, Alabama Brown Chapel AME church headquarters of the civil rights movement Rev. James E Jackson, Pastor Presented by: The Evelyn Gibson Lowery Civil Rights Heritage Tour SCLC/Women's Organizational Movement for Equality Now, Inc. Evelyn Gibson Lowery, Founder/Chair March 6, 2005; "Roll Call of Freedom Fighters" 1950-2000 Afro Teachers (1965), C. J. Adam, Rev. L. L. Anderson, Marius Anderson, Nancy W. Anderson, Ulysses Blackmon, Joanne Bland, Bishop I. H. Bonner, Charles Bonner, Marguerite Brooks, Rubien N. Brooks, Brown Chapel AME Church Members, Dora Butler, Atty. J. L. Chestnut, Jr., Cheyenne W. Christburg, Rev. M. C. Cleveland, Roy Collins, Annie Cooper, Bennie R. Crenshaw, Samson Crum, Rev. A. T. Days, Dr. William H. Dinkins, Earnest L. Doyle, Dr. Isabel Dumont, Andrew Durgan, Ira Durgan, Fathers of Saint Edmond, Betty Fikes, Marie Foster, James E. Gildersleeve, Mattie Gill, Matisha Green, Rev. Jerome V. Harris, Lorenza Harrison, Rev. James Hastie, Cleophus Hobbs, Hattie Hudson, Lawrence Huggins, Rev. C. C. Hunter, Rev. J. D. Hunter, Malachi Hunter, Richie Jean Jackson, Dr. Sullivan Jackson, Keith High School Students, …
Date: March 10, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Civil Rights Memorial Mural in Selma]

A photograph of the Civil Rights Memorial Mural in Selma, Alabama. There are five faces painted on it and the names written beneath them are (L-R) "Jonathan Daniels 1939-1965, Viola Gregg Liuzzo 1925-1965, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929-1968, Rev. James Reeb 1927-1965, Jimmie Lee Jackson 1938-1965". Behind the faces several silhouettes and the Edmund Pettus Bridge crossing the Alabama River are painted with clouds at sunset above the scene. On the left the words "National Voting Rights Museum" are painted and on the right are the words "Civil Rights Memorial Mural".
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Civil Rights Memorial, Selma, AL]

A photograph of a monument dedicated to the Civil Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama. The left side reads "I Had A Dream; They gave their lives to overcome injustice and secure the right to vote for all Americans; James J. Reeb, Boston; Viola Gregg Liuzzo, Detroit; Jimmy Lee Jackson, Marion, Alabama; Dedicated August 11 1979; This was the starting point of the march from Selma to Montgomery March 21, 1965; Project conceived and edited by Executive Secretary Robert H. Miller 1896-1979". The right side of the monument has a bronze bust of King on top and reads "DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. The demonstrations that led to the most important advance in civil rights for millions of black Americans began here March 21, 1965. It was the 50 mile march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, the state capital. Defying threats of death, Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior, led 400 black and white Americans on the longest largest most dramatic [covered up] march of his 13 year career. It gave Southern Blacks the right as citizens to cast a ballot and help determine and help operate the government under which they live. In the succeeding 10 years, black voters increased from …
Date: March 10, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Dallas County Court House in Alabama]

A photograph of the entrance to the Dallas County Court House in Selma, Alabama. The seal is on the wall above the entrance and there is a car parked out front.
Date: March 10, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala at the 42nd national convention] captions transcript

[Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala at the 42nd national convention]

Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters shown during the Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala. The footage shows an animated slideshow with photo slides of famous members of the sorority along with their names and city. A narrator speaks over the slideshow giving a brief description of the women's accomplishments. The women commonly serve their community in positions of education, politics, civil rights, and public service.
Date: October 6, 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Four ASB students on rooftop]

A photograph of students on the rooftop of a building in Montgomery, Alabama for part of their work with the Alternative Service Breaks program through UNT. They are wearing hardhats and have protective masks on. Most are wearing green UNT t-shirts and others are wearing graphic tees and comfortable pants.
Date: March 26, 2014
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Girl holding a flag rides on horseback]

Photograph of a girl with a flag riding a horse at an event, in Montgomery, Alabama, 1968. She wears shiny green pants and a kelly green cowboy hat. An orange sunset makes up the background.
Date: 1968
Creator: Dalco Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Historical marker at Edmund Pettus Bridge]

A photograph of a historical marker at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. The sign has the seal of the Alabama Historical Commission at the top and reads "The Selma Movement (The Beginning) The major civil rights protest, which focused national attention on the issue of racial discrimination in voting & led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, was centered in Selma. In January of 1963 local citizens organized a voter registration class & by February others were in Selma to assist with registration. Local law officials & blacks seeking to register to vote soon clashed & this received widespread news coverage. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. came to Selma in January of 1965 to lead the drive for the vote. This began the marches to the Dallas County Courthouse, the great number of arrests, the ensuing violence, & the national media attention on Selma & the issue of voter registration. Erected 1990 by the City of Selma". There is a group walking up the side of the bridge past the sign.
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Jimmie Lee Jackson on mural in Selma]

A photograph of the Civil Rights Memorial Mural at the National Voting Rights Museum in Selma, Alabama. This photo is focused on "Jimmie Lee Jackson 1938-1965". Behind his face are several silhouettes with clouds at sunset above the scene and beneath him is a red line.
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[John Tyler Morgan House]

A photograph of the historic John Tyler Morgan home in Selma, Alabama. It is a white painted building with two floors and a balcony along the full second story. There is a small sign hanging from the balcony above the door that reads "Center for Cahawba Archaeology". People are standing in front of the house and are looking towards the historical marker sign. The sun is also causing the top of the photo to glow.
Date: March 10, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[John Tyler Morgan House sign]

A photograph of a historic home sign in Selma, Alabama. It is on a neighborhood street and reads "This was the residence of John Tyler Morgan (1824-1907), one of Alabama's most honored political and military leaders. Constructed in 1859 by Thomas R. Wetmore, it was purchased by Morgan in 1865, and served for many years as his principal residence. Morgan was a leader in the Secession Convention, ranking second only to William Lowndes Yancey in influence and power of debate. During the war he enlisted in the Confederate Army as a private and was promoted through the ranks to Brigadier General. A practicing attorney, he opposed Radical Reconstruction and in 1876 was elected to the U.S. Senate, where his 30 year tenure proved to be one of the longest in history. He is known as the 'Father of the Isthmian Canal' and for his services on the Bering Sea Fisheries Commission, which prevented the xtinction of seals and other sea life in Pacific Waters. National Register of Historic Places 9-27-1972". The seal for the Alabama Historic Commission is at the top of the sign. Someone's hands are visible in the bottom left-hand corner taking their own picture of the sign …
Date: March 10, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Jonathan Daniels on mural in Selma]

A photograph of the Civil Rights Memorial Mural at the National Voting Rights Museum in Selma, Alabama. This photo is focused on "Jonathan Daniels 1939-1965". Behind his face are several silhouettes with clouds at sunset above the scene and beneath him is a red line.
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
["King: Montgomery to Memphis" civil rights film segments] captions transcript

["King: Montgomery to Memphis" civil rights film segments]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of segments from the civil rights documentary "King: Montgomery to Memphis" from May 24th, 1991. The U-Matic footage shows clips from the 1960s civil rights movement featuring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders involved in southern non violent protests.
Date: May 24, 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library