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[Plaque outside of Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church]

A photograph of a plaque at the Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church in Selma, Alabama. It reads "Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church has been designated a National Historic Landmark; This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America; 1997 National Park Service United States Department of the Interior".
Date: March 14, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Student at Civil Rights memorial]

A photograph of a student standing in front of the Civil Rights Memorial at the Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church. He is wearing a UNT t-shirt and has his arms crossed. The monument has two parts, the left side reads "I Had A Dream" and lists the names of Civil Rights activists lost to violence. The right side has a bust of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on top and has a summary of the movement written out underneath his name.
Date: March 14, 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

[Reward sign for theft of statue bust]

A photograph of a sign in Selma, Alabama. It reads "$40,000 Cash Reward; for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the theft of the bronze bust of Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest from atop the monument in Live Oak Cemetery-Selma, Alabama call CrimeStoppers @ 877-3580 or 1-800-44CRIME (1-900-442-7488); Reward funded by Alabama Div. & International Headquarters. Sons of Confederate Veterans & Private Donors." There is also a picture of the bust on the sign.
Date: March 10, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest graveside monument 3]

A photograph of the memorial at Lt. Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest's grave in Live Oak Cemetery in Selma, Alabama. At the top is the seal of the Confederate States of America and beneath it are words reading "This monument was erected and dedicated Oct. 7, 2000, By the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Alabama Division, Col. C. C. Pegues camp 62; Alabama Society, Order of Confederate Rose; Selma Chapter 53, United Daughters of the Confederacy; and from private contributions from those who love the south." Members of the group from UNT are standing behind the monument.
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

[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

[Truck crossing Edmund Pettus Bridge]

A photograph of a truck crossing over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. The historical marker for the location is also visible in the lower left-hand corner of the picture.
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[The Selma Movement "The Prize" Historical Marker]

A photograph of a historical marker in Selma, Alabama. The sign has the seal of the Alabama Historical Commission at the top and reads "The Selma Movement (The Prize) On Sunday March 7, 1965, 600 people led by Hosea Williams & John Lewis began a march to Montgomery to take their quest for voting rights directly to Governor George C. Wallace. At the Pettus bridge they were met by state troopers who used horses, tear gas & billy clubs to break up the march. A march on March 9, led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. met the troopers at the same place & turned around without incident. The Federal Court ruled the march was legal & with Federal protection 4.000 began the march to Montgomery on March 21. Camping along the road the protesters reached 25,000 in number by the time they reached the State Capital on March 25. National news coverage of the three events secured wide-spread support & led to the approval of the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965. Erected 1990 by the City of Selma".
Date: March 12, 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

[Top of Edmund Pettus Bridge]

A photograph of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. The steel arches that stick up in the middle of the bridge have bars connecting them created a square pattern suspended between them. The name of the bridge and a "Vertical Caution" sign are above the road.
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Selma welcome sign]

A photograph of the welcome sign for Selma, Alabama. It reads "Est. 1800 Welcome to Historic Selma".
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Monument honoring John Lewis]

A photograph of a monument honoring John Lewis in Selma, Alabama. It reads "Honoring: The Honorable John Lewis Leader of The Selma-Montgomery March 'Bloody Sunday', March 7, 1965" and "'Get in the Way' 'When we pray, we move our feet' Presented by: The Evelyn Gibson Lowery Heritage Tour and SCLC/W.O.M.E.N., INC. Women's Organizational Movement for Equality Now; Evelyn G. Lowery, Founder/Chair; March 7, 2004". Between these two sets of text is a bronze carved face-plate of John Lewis.
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Stone monument with Joshua quote]

A photograph of a stone monument to the Civil Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama. It is surrounded by a short metal fence and the middle stone reads "When your children shall ask you in time to come saying, 'What mean these 12 stones?' Then you shall tell them how you made it over; Joshua 4:21-22".
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Painted sign outside Civil Rights Museum]

A photograph of a painted piece outside of the National Voting Rights Museum in Selma, Alabama. It is attached in a case to a brick base and features different scenes of people during the Civil Rights Movement and after. Above the painting are five squares of text in a case attached to the brick. There are two concrete columns on top of the brick.
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Viola Gregg Liuzzo 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 "Viola Gregg Liuzzo 1925-1965". Behind her face are several silhouettes with clouds at sunset above the scene and beneath her is a red line.
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
Oral History Interview with Abner Aust, March 19, 2013 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Abner Aust, March 19, 2013

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Abner Aust. Aust joined the Army Air Forces in September 1941 and completed flight school in April 1943. He was assigned to Venice, Florida, as an instructor, often receiving extra runway duty on account of his mischievous acrobatics. In October 1944, he joined the 506th Fighter Group, 457th Fighter Squadron, as flight commander. Upon familiarizing himself with the P-51, he flew his first missions out of Tinian, moving next to Iwo Jima. While escorting B-29s, he sometimes broke away to lead his group of eight fighters to strafe opportunistically. He is credited with five victories, the last of which occurred on 10 August 1945, distinguishing him as the last fighter ace of World War II. Aust then served in the Air Force and participated in the Vietnam War. Just before his retirement, he worked at Bolling Air Force Base to develop the F-15. After all of his experience in fighters, his favorite plane is the P-40N.
Date: March 19, 2013
Creator: Aust, Abner
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Abner Aust, March 19, 2013 transcript

Oral History Interview with Abner Aust, March 19, 2013

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Abner Aust. Aust joined the Army Air Forces in September 1941 and completed flight school in April 1943. He was assigned to Venice, Florida, as an instructor, often receiving extra runway duty on account of his mischievous acrobatics. In October 1944, he joined the 506th Fighter Group, 457th Fighter Squadron, as flight commander. Upon familiarizing himself with the P-51, he flew his first missions out of Tinian, moving next to Iwo Jima. While escorting B-29s, he sometimes broke away to lead his group of eight fighters to strafe opportunistically. He is credited with five victories, the last of which occurred on 10 August 1945, distinguishing him as the last fighter ace of World War II. Aust then served in the Air Force and participated in the Vietnam War. Just before his retirement, he worked at Bolling Air Force Base to develop the F-15. After all of his experience in fighters, his favorite plane is the P-40N.
Date: March 19, 2013
Creator: Aust, Abner
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mabry-Jones Home sign]

A photograph of a sign outside of the Mabry-Jones Home in Selma, Alabama. It reads "This Greek Revival dwelling was built c. 1850 by Dr. Albert Gallatin Mabry, a prominent physician and member of the Alabama Legislature. Dr. Mabry was a leader in organizing the Alabama State Medical Association and instrumental in passing legislation which established the State's first hospital for the insane. This home was the residence during and after the War Between the States of Dr. Mabry's step-daughter, Gertrude Tartt Jones, a Confederate naval hero. Captain Jones was in charge of the Confederate Naval Foundry at Selma, but is best remembered for commanding the C. S. S. Virginia (Merrimac) on the second day of her engagement with the U. S. S. Monitor at Hampton Roads, Virginia. The seal of the Alabama Historical Commission is at the top, which includes the state in it. The street is visible behind it.
Date: March 10, 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

[Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest graveside monument 1]

A photograph of the memorial at Lt. Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest's grave in Live Oak Cemetery in Selma, Alabama. It has a square with the pattern of the confederate flag at the top and underneath it reads "Defender of Selma; Wizard of the saddle; untortured genius; the first with the most" and "This monument stands as testament of our perpetual devotion and respect for Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. CSA. 1821-1877, one of the south's finest heroes. In honor of Gen. Forrest's unwavering defense of Selma. The great state of Alabama and the confederacy this memorial is dedicated Deo Vindice." A member of the group is standing behind the stone.
Date: March 10, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest graveside monument 2]

A photograph of the memorial at Lt. Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest's grave in Live Oak Cemetery in Selma, Alabama. "Forrest's Battles; 1864 West Point, MS. Oklona, MS. Fort Pillow, TN. Brics Crossroads, MS. Tupelo, MS. Memphis, TN. Sulphur Trestle, AL. Pulaski, TN. Johnsonville, TN. Springhill, TN. Franklin, TN. Nashville, TN. 1865 Battle of Selma, AL." Members of the group is standing behind the stone and the UNT travel van is parked behind them.
Date: March 10, 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