"Civil Rights are Unconstitutional." Tea Party Conservatives on guard in Selma, AL, March 1965. Photo by James Martin.
Anyone heading toward Austin on Saturday, February 28 for the Statewide TexasKOS Meetup may wish to take in the new photo exhibit at the LBJ Presidential Library on the Selma march of 1965, entitled "March to Freedom," based around rarely seen photos, plus some famous ones, taken by James "Spider" Martin. A few pictures taken during last year's Selma conference at the library in 2014 complete the exhibit.
According to an article in the Dallas Morning News, "On one end, there’s the iconic photo of John Lewis and other civil rights protesters bracing for a bloody clash with Alabama state troopers in 1965 near Selma. On the other, there’s Lewis, a longtime congressman, embracing President Barack Obama last year."
If You Go
What: “March to Freedom,” a photo exhibit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Selma-Montgomery marches and the Voting Rights Act
Where: LBJ Presidential Library, 2313 Red River St., Austin, TX 78705
When: February 21 through April 12
How much: The special exhibit doesn’t cost extra, but regular adult admission to the library is $8.