"March to Freedom" Civil Rights Exhibit

In honor of Black History Month, a new exhibit by UT Austin’s Briscoe Center and the LBJ Presidential Library celebrates the 50th anniversaries of the civil rights marches in Selma, Alabama, and the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

"March to Freedom" features rare photographs of the “Bloody Sunday” Selma-to-Montgomery march (March 7, 1965), documents, quotes, and images that celebrate subsequent marches, and photos from the LBJ Library’s 2014 Civil Rights Summit.

Through the words of Congressman John Lewis, former head of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and through the camera of James “Spider” Martin, "March to Freedom" follows a determined and undaunted group of marchers, both black and white, as they try on three different occasions to take their cause to Montgomery and the steps of the Alabama Statehouse.  

Their peaceful demonstrations attracted media coverage, particularly when they were met with violent opposition, which helped garner the support necessary for the passage of voting rights legislation. The Selma-to-Montgomery marches for voting rights represent the political and emotional peak of the modern civil rights movement, which opened the door for the signing of the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965. 

In April 2014, the civil rights movement was commemorated at the LBJ Presidential Library in a three-day event attended by Congressman Lewis; Julian Bond; Andrew Young; former presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush; and President Barack Obama.

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Lyndon B. Johnson Library (LBJ)
2313 RED RIVER ST , Austin, Texas 78705

Event Type

Arts & Humanities

Target Audience

Students, Faculty, General Public

Website

http://www.lbjlibrary.org/press/march...

Cost

Free for UT staff, faculty and students

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