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THE MOVEMENT: BOB ADELMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS ERA PHOTOGRAPHY

In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, NSU Art Museum presented an exhibition featuring the imagery of renowned photographer Bob Adelman. MUSEUM OF ART FORT LAUDERDALE. January 19 – MAY 17, 2014

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Woman being “pinned” by Frank Robinson after registering to vote, Sumter, SC 1962

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Box of voter registration buttons, Sumter, SC 1962

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Rev. Joseph Carter, the first black man to register in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana since the 1920s .1963

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Rev. Carter and others reviewing the registration form prior to
attempting to register, West Feliciana Parish, LA 1963 — Rev. Carter and others reviewing the registration form prior to attempting to register, West Feliciana Parish, LA 1963

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Line of men on the way to the West Feliciana Parish courthouse in St. Francisville, Louisiana to register to vote 1963.

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After eight years of trying, the Reverend Joe Carter succeeds in registering to vote then is jeered as he walks down the courthouse steps, St. Francisville, Louisiana. 1964

“Joe Carter was the first African American in his parish to register to vote in the twentieth century — this despite the fact that two out of three residents of the parish were black. Once he succeeded in his quest, danger was in the air. I remember someone at the courthouse shouting at me, ‘Take his picture, it may be the last one he takes.’” — After eight years of trying, the Reverend Joe Carter succeeds in registering to vote then is jeered as he walks down the courthouse steps, St. Francisville, Louisiana. 1964 “Joe Carter was the first African American in his parish to register to vote in the twentieth century — this despite the fact that two out of three residents of the parish were black. Once he succeeded in his quest, danger was in the air. I remember someone at the courthouse shouting at me, ‘Take his picture, it may be the last one he takes.’”

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Man with knife outside the courthouse in St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, LA 1963

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Ronnie Moore pinning Rev. Carter with registration button, St. Francisville,
West Feliciana, LA 1963 — Ronnie Moore pinning Rev. Carter with registration button, St. Francisville, West Feliciana, LA 1963

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Neighbors and civil rights workers gather to congratulate Carter and hear about his historic breakthrough, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. 1964

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Reverend Carter, expecting a visit from the Klan after he has dared to register to vote, stands guard on his front porch, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. 1964-

“After Reverend Carter had registered to vote, that night vigilant neighbors scattered in the woods near his farmhouse, which was at the end of a long dirt road, to help him if trouble arrived. ‘If they want a fight, we’ll fight,’ Joe Carter told me. ‘If I have to die, I’d rather die for right.’ “He told me, ‘I value my life more since I became a registered voter. A man is not a first-class citizen, a number one citizen, unless he is a voter.’ After Election Day came and went, Reverend Carter added, ‘I thanked the Lord that he let me live long enough to vote.’” — Reverend Carter, expecting a visit from the Klan after he has dared to register to vote, stands guard on his front porch, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. 1964- “After Reverend Carter had registered to vote, that night vigilant neighbors scattered in the woods near his farmhouse, which was at the end of a long dirt road, to help him if trouble arrived. ‘If they want a fight, we’ll fight,’ Joe Carter told me. ‘If I have to die, I’d rather die for right.’ “He told me, ‘I value my life more since I became a registered voter. A man is not a first-class citizen, a number one citizen, unless he is a voter.’ After Election Day came and went, Reverend Carter added, ‘I thanked the Lord that he let me live long enough to vote.’”

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Two men looking at burnt cross West Feliciana Parish, LA 1963. The night after Rev. Joseph Carter became the first black person to register in West Feliciana Parish since the 1920s, crosses were burned across East and West Feliciana parishes by the KKK and its sympathizers.

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ames Payne, beaten outside his home by a group of whites after attempting to
register in St. Francisville. — ames Payne, beaten outside his home by a group of whites after attempting to register in St. Francisville.

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Justice Dept. official Frank Dunbar taking a deposition from James Payne, St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish,
LA 1963 — Justice Dept. official Frank Dunbar taking a deposition from James Payne, St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, LA 1963

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President Lyndon Johnson at the podium of the Democratic National Convention, Atlantic City, NJ 1964

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Demonstration in support of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party on the boardwalk, Atlantic City,
NJ 1964. Supporters of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party staged around-the-clock protests demanding
that the MFDP be seated at the convention. — Demonstration in support of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party on the boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ 1964. Supporters of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party staged around-the-clock protests demanding that the MFDP be seated at the convention.

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Nighttime demonstration in support of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, with images of slain civil rights workers Schwerner, Chaney and Goodman, Atlantic City, NJ 1964

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Nighttime demonstration in support of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, Atlantic City, NJ 1964

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Members of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party sitting in the seats of the Mississippi delegation on the
floor of the Democratic National Convention, Atlantic City, NJ 1964 — Members of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party sitting in the seats of the Mississippi delegation on the floor of the Democratic National Convention, Atlantic City, NJ 1964

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Rev. Andrew Young speaking at Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Selma 1965

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Dr. King eulogizes the slain civil rights crusader, the Rev. James Reeb, at the Brown Chapel. Selma Alabama. 1965

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Sheriff Jim Clark. Selma, Alabama. 1965.

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Hard stare: A young woman penned in by Sheriff Jim Clark’s posse glares as her fellow demonstrators chant, “No more Jim Clark over me,” Selma, Alabama. 1965

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Police blocking demonstrators from approaching the courthouse in downtown, Selma, 1965.

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Answering King’s call for support from the religious community, nuns join the protests, Selma, Alabama 1965. After Bloody Sunday, King asked religious leaders from around the country to come to Selma to participate in
the planned Selma-to-Montgomery march, an appeal that drew a wide response. — Answering King’s call for support from the religious community, nuns join the protests, Selma, Alabama 1965. After Bloody Sunday, King asked religious leaders from around the country to come to Selma to participate in the planned Selma-to-Montgomery march, an appeal that drew a wide response.

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Wall of troopers and possemen, Selma 1965

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Protestors’ linked hands, Selma 1965

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Ceremony for slain minister James Reeb on the steps of the courthouse, Selma 1965

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Dr. King leads a protest march around the state capital in Montgomery Alabama protesting the treatment of black demonstrators and voter applicants in Selma, Alabama prior to the Selma to Montgomery march. Montgomery, Alabama. 1965.

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Dr. King leads a protest march around the state capital in Montgomery Alabama protesting the treatment of black demonstrators and voter applicants in Selma, Alabama prior to the Selma to Montgomery march. Montgomery, Alabama. 1965.

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King is exultant after a federal judge, Frank Johnson, rules that the Selma-to-Montgomery march can proceed, Montgomery, Alabama. 1965

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The beginning of the march from Selma to Montgomery, Selma 1965

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Crossing over: King leads the Montgomery-bound marchers over the Edmund Pettus Bridge, which was already famous for shocking scenes of police brutality, Selma, Alabama. 1965

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US Army soldier guarding the Selma to Montgomery march, Alabama Route 80 1965

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Car painted to protest the march, Alabama Route 11 1965

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Hecklers along the road during the Selma to Montgomery March, Selma Highway, Alabama. 1965.

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Onlookers to the march, Alabama Route 80 1965

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King leading marchers on the second day of the Selma to Montgomery March. Alabama Route 80.

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King rests and changes his socks on the second day of the Selma to Montgomery March. Alabama Route 80.

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Martin Luther King, wearing a borrowed hat, on the Selma to Montgomery march, Alabama, 1965

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Marchers, Alabama Route 80 1965

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Marcher on the historic Selma to Montgomery March, 1965 Martin Luther King Highway.

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US Army solider guarding the march, Alabama Route 80 1965

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“With helicopters whirring above and the 54 miles of highway closely guarded by U.S. Army troops and the Alabama National Guard, the march into the Cradle of the Confederacy, Montgomery, was the greatest display of the power of the people’s right to peacefully petition since Gandhi’s Salt March to the sea. King’s ultimate faith in American justice was rewarded by the military’s
protection, by President Johnson’s vow that ‘we shall overcome’ and by Johnson’s call for passage of a voting rights bill.” 1965 — “With helicopters whirring above and the 54 miles of highway closely guarded by U.S. Army troops and the Alabama National Guard, the march into the Cradle of the Confederacy, Montgomery, was the greatest display of the power of the people’s right to peacefully petition since Gandhi’s Salt March to the sea. King’s ultimate faith in American justice was rewarded by the military’s protection, by President Johnson’s vow that ‘we shall overcome’ and by Johnson’s call for passage of a voting rights bill.” 1965

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Selma marcher in rain, Selma to Montgomery march, 1965

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King and Coretta Scott King arriving outside Montgomery on the fourth day of the Selma to Montgomery March. Alabama Route 80. 1965.

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The marchers are cheered by workers at a cab stand that was one of the bulwarks of the Montgomery bus boycott ten years earlier, Montgomery, Alabama. 1965.

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Leading a throng of 25,000 marchers, Dr. Ralph Bunche, King, and Coretta Scott King lead the march into Montgomery on the fifth day,
Montgomery 1965 — Leading a throng of 25,000 marchers, Dr. Ralph Bunche, King, and Coretta Scott King lead the march into Montgomery on the fifth day, Montgomery 1965

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Officers guard the entrance of the state capitol, on whose steps Jefferson Davis took the oath of office as president of the Confederacy, Montgomery, Alabama. 1965

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King preparing to speak in Montgomery 1965

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King before a forest of microphones as he addresses the crowd, Montgomery 1965

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