Postcard, Downtown Montgomery, Alabama, 1958-1965

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Artifact Overview

The sender of this postcard had just participated in the third of three attempted marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, during March 1965, in support of African-American voting rights. Less than five months after this historic third march -- the only one to actually reach the capitol in Montgomery -- President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Postcard

Date Made

circa 1960

Subject Date

26 March 1965

Creator Notes

Photographed by Bill Kobert for the Scenic South Card Company, Bessemer, Alabama.

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All

Object ID

2002.148.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in

Postcard, Downtown Montgomery, Alabama, 1958-1965