Voting Rights Marchers Walking toward the Alabama Capitol Building, Montgomery, Alabama, March 25, 1965
THF731425 / Voting Rights Marchers Walking toward the Alabama Capitol Building, Montgomery, Alabama, March 25, 1965
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Artifact Overview
Carl Benkert, Jr. (1922-2010) was an industrial designer from Michigan who traveled to Selma, Alabama in March of 1965 to participate in the Voting Rights Movement. He brought his camera and tape recorders to document his experience in Alabama, capturing images and songs over the course of ten days. Benkert's recordings were released in an album later that same year.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1965
Subject Date
25 March 1965
Creators
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2025.226.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Vishnu Benkert.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black and white
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8 in
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SetThe Long March to Voting Rights
- 24 Artifacts
In 1965, all eyes turned to Selma, Alabama, as the next stage in the fight for civil rights. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and other activists planned a series of marches from Selma to Montgomery to draw attention to the continued struggle for voting rights for Black Americans.