Civil rights movement
by Herman Nash, March 25, 1965
Nash’s photographs from the 1965 civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, embed the viewer in his experience. One can follow him from morning through the night: we see people gather and mill around, then form a crowd as they march; we pass houses and stores and arrive at the state capitol, where Martin Luther King Jr. spoke. Finally, illuminated by his camera flash, we see that participants gathered and rallied into the night.
Title
Marchers listening to an unidentified speaker at night
Creator
Nash, Herman B.
Date
1965-03-25
Extent
1 photograph
Description
Nash’s photographs from the 1965 civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, embed the viewer in his experience. One can follow him from morning through the night: we see people gather and mill around, then form a crowd as they march; we pass houses and stores and arrive at the state capitol, where Martin Luther King Jr. spoke. Finally, illuminated by his camera flash, we see that participants gathered and rallied into the night.
Collection:
Herman B. Nash Papers (MS 895)
Identifier
mums895-ph001-i039
Cite As:
Marchers listening to an unidentified speaker at night, ca. March 25, 1965. Photograph by Herman B. Nash. Herman B. Nash Papers (MS 895), Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries
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