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[Letter from Fred Alston and Francis L. Williams to John J. Herrera - 1965-03-29]

Description: Letter from Fred Alston, Houston NAACP Rally Committee Chairman, and Francis L. Williams, Houston NAACP Master of Ceremony, to John J. Herrera on March 29, 1965, thanking Herrera for his participation in the Selma, Alabama Protest Rally at City Hall.
Date: March 29, 1965
Creator: Alston, Fred & Williams, Francis L.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Monument honoring John Lewis]

Description: A photograph of a monument honoring John Lewis in Selma, Alabama. It reads "Honoring: The Honorable John Lewis Leader of The Selma-Montgomery March 'Bloody Sunday', March 7, 1965" and "'Get in the Way' 'When we pray, we move our feet' Presented by: The Evelyn Gibson Lowery Heritage Tour and SCLC/W.O.M.E.N., INC. Women's Organizational Movement for Equality Now; Evelyn G. Lowery, Founder/Chair; March 7, 2004". Between these two sets of text is a bronze carved face-plate of John Lewis.
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Painted sign outside Civil Rights Museum]

Description: A photograph of a painted piece outside of the National Voting Rights Museum in Selma, Alabama. It is attached in a case to a brick base and features different scenes of people during the Civil Rights Movement and after. Above the painting are five squares of text in a case attached to the brick. There are two concrete columns on top of the brick.
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Abner Aust, March 19, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Abner Aust. Aust joined the Army Air Forces in September 1941 and completed flight school in April 1943. He was assigned to Venice, Florida, as an instructor, often receiving extra runway duty on account of his mischievous acrobatics. In October 1944, he joined the 506th Fighter Group, 457th Fighter Squadron, as flight commander. Upon familiarizing himself with the P-51, he flew his first missions out of Tinian, moving next … more
Date: March 19, 2013
Creator: Aust, Abner
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Monument honoring Amelia Robinson and Marie Foster]

Description: A photograph of a monument honoring Amelia Boynton Robinson and Marie Foster in Selma, Alabama. It reads "Honoring: Amelia Boynton Robinson, Marie Foster; The Selma-Montgomery March 'Bloody Sunday', March 7, 1965" and "Mothers of the Civil Rights Movement Before and Beyond the Bridge; Didn't let nothing turn them around! Presented by: The Evelyn Gibson Lowery Heritage Tour and SCLC/W.O.M.E.N., INC. Women's Organizational Movement for Equality Now; Evelyn G. Lowery, Founder/Chair; National Votin… more
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Monument honoring Rev. Hosea Williams, Sr.]

Description: A photograph of a monument honoring Reverand Hosea Williams, Sr. in Selma, Alabama. It reads "In Memory of: Reverend Hosea Williams, Sr. Leader of The Selma-Montgomery March 'Bloody Sunday', March 7, 1965" and "'He Fed the Hungry' 'Unbossed and Unbought' 1926-2000 Presented by: SCLC/W.O.M.E.N., INC. Women's Organizational Movement for Equality Now; Evelyn G. Lowery, Founder/Chair; March 3, 2002". Between these two sets of text is a bronze carved face-plate of Hosea Williams, Sr.
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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