Selma, Alabama Civil Rights Movement Collection

Collection

Identifier: SPC-2019-036

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Selma, Alabama Civil Rights Movement Collection (circa 1965) contains six flyers and one pamphlet regarding voter registration and rights for African Americans; and for civil rights events that took place in Selma, Alabama prior to the Selma-to-Montgomery marches in 1965. Material in this collection was produced and distributed mostly by Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and Dallas County Voters League (DCVL). Two of the leaflets announce events that were to take place at the Brown Chapel, one of which Dr. [Martin Luther] King [Jr.] and Reverend Ralph Abernathy were to be in attendance. Other flyers and the pamphlet in this collection discuss boycotting the purchase of goods made or sold in Alabama until demands for voting rights were met.

Dates

circa 1965

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Extent

1 box (six flyers; one pamphlet)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Selma, Alabama Civil Rights Movement Collection contains six flyers and one pamphlet regarding voter registration and rights for African Americans; and civil rights events that took place in Selma, Alabama prior to the Selma-to-Montgomery marches in 1965. Material in this collection was produced and distributed mostly by Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and Dallas County Voters League (DCVL).