Bloody Sunday: restored photos show the violence that shocked a nation
‘Spider’ Martin’s newly restored photos that documented firsthand the violence on 7 March 1965 are on view at Alabama exhibit Selma Is Now
By Briana Ellis-Gibbs
March 7, 2025
www.theguardian.com
‘Spider’ Martin’s most iconic image, known as the ‘Two Minute Warning’.
John Lewis on the ground, on the right, as he is attacked by a trooper with a billy club that resulted in a concussion and skull fracture.
‘Spider’ Martin takes a photograph of Brown Chapel AME church in the reflection of a reporter’s sunglasses. His caption, written in 1965, describes his time on assignment during the Selma marches
Exuberant, joyful marchers make their way with bags and suitcases in hand on the first day of the 54-mile march to Montgomery.
From left: arms linked, Bob Mants, John Lewis, the Rev Hosea Williams and Andrew Young sing freedom songs with marchers outside Brown Chapel AME church before beginning the march.
Amelia Boynton lies unconscious after being beaten by a trooper.
Counter-protesters awaiting the voting rights marchers’ arrival in Montgomery demonstrate in front of the Capitol.
A marcher’s blistered feet bear witness to the grueling nature of the 54-mile route.
Under the watchful gazes of federalized Alabama national guard and US military police units, the march makes its way through Lowndes county.
‘Spider’ Martin’s newly restored photos that documented firsthand the violence on 7 March 1965 are on view at Alabama exhibit Selma Is Now
By Briana Ellis-Gibbs
March 7, 2025
Bloody Sunday: restored photos show the violence that shocked a nation
‘Spider’ Martin’s newly restored photos that documented firsthand the violence on 7 March 1965 are on view at Alabama exhibit Selma Is Now
‘Spider’ Martin’s most iconic image, known as the ‘Two Minute Warning’.
John Lewis on the ground, on the right, as he is attacked by a trooper with a billy club that resulted in a concussion and skull fracture.
‘Spider’ Martin takes a photograph of Brown Chapel AME church in the reflection of a reporter’s sunglasses. His caption, written in 1965, describes his time on assignment during the Selma marches
Exuberant, joyful marchers make their way with bags and suitcases in hand on the first day of the 54-mile march to Montgomery.
From left: arms linked, Bob Mants, John Lewis, the Rev Hosea Williams and Andrew Young sing freedom songs with marchers outside Brown Chapel AME church before beginning the march.
Amelia Boynton lies unconscious after being beaten by a trooper.
Counter-protesters awaiting the voting rights marchers’ arrival in Montgomery demonstrate in front of the Capitol.
A marcher’s blistered feet bear witness to the grueling nature of the 54-mile route.
Under the watchful gazes of federalized Alabama national guard and US military police units, the march makes its way through Lowndes county.
