Martin Luther King Jr., voting rights marchers and the Edmund Pettus Bridge
Black-and-white footage covers the 1965 campaign for voting rights in Selma, Alabama. It follows Martin Luther King Jr. and other marchers from Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church to the Edmund Pettus Bridge and documents a later march toward Montgomery under federal protection. The film also includes President Lyndon B. Johnson addressing Congress on voting rights and a solidarity march in Harlem.
Scenes include: Harlem demonstrators carrying “We March With Selma” and “We Shall Overcome” signs, including members of the Sisters of Mercy; King addressing a crowd at Brown Chapel; police confronting marchers at the bridge; marchers kneeling in prayer before returning to Selma; and National Guard and Army protection during the subsequent march toward Montgomery.
The complete 1965 footage is from a high-definition film transfer with original English-language sound. Location: United States.
Specifications: HD ProRes 422HQ QuickTime, 1920 × 1080, 23.98p; monochrome; sound; runtime 00:05:08
Product code: pd_na_083
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