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An Alabama Album: Images of struggle and persistence at five national park sites.

Source :
National Parks. Summer2022, Vol. 96 Issue 3, p34-43. 10p.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

In February, the magazine sent photographer Rory Doyle to Alabama to capture images of these five sites. Also, these Alabama parks lift up the everyday people whose names are not widely recognized but who were essential foot soldiers in the civil rights movement. To not picture Alabama when you envision civil rights in America", advocate Phillip Howard says in "54 Miles to Home", a short film about the families who invited protesters to camp on their land during the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery. [Extracted from the article]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02768186
Volume :
96
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
National Parks
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
157906485