William Christopher's journal describing the civil rights marches in Alabama, 1965
| Title: | [William Christopher's journal describing the civil rights marches in Alabama]. |
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| Date: | 1965 |
| Physical Details: | 52 p. : handwritten ; 20 x 13 cm. |
| Creator: | William R. Christopher |
| Description: | Loose pages of a letter, notes and clippings are folded into the journal. The letter, dated 1965 Feb. 3, is to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and concerns the safety of MLK. In March 1965, painter William Christopher (1924?1973) and his partner George Tooker, responded to Dr. Martin Luther King?s appeal for support in the Selma-to-Montgomery, Alabama march for voting rights. On March 14, 1965, one week after ?Bloody Sunday,? when peaceful black protesters in Selma, on their way to Montgomery, were beaten back by Alabama state troopers, Christopher, Tooker, and John Scotford, Jr., who taught with Christopher in the art department at Dartmouth College, arrived in Montgomery as official representatives of the all-white Dartmouth branch of the NAACP. Christopher?s diary of his time in Alabama allows readers to experience a pivotal point in the American civil rights movement. |
| Subjects: | Civil rights--United States / Demonstrations / Martin Luther King / Montgomery, Ala. |
| Forms part of: | William Christopher papers, 1946-1972 View Full Record | View Images for this Collection |
| Citation: | [William Christopher's journal describing the civil rights marches in Alabama], 1965 / William R. Christopher. 52 p. : handwritten ; 20 x 13 cm. William Christopher papers, 1946-1972. Archives of American Art. |
| Copyright: | AAA Copyright Policy |
| Digital ID: | 8423 |