Fine Print: Civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery. Alabama, USA, 1965 Paper size:20 x 24 in (50 x 60 cm) on and off

on and off

Taken in 1960 by René Burri

” undertaken for Magnum from 1955-1957 shortly after he left LIFE magazine following a dispute with editors

I managed to get the quietness of the township when we had rain over the weekend or when we had cops and soldiers who were patrolling

which had become a lifeline during heatwaves in the city

Fine Print: Civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery. Alabama, USA, 1965 Paper size:20 x 24 in (50 x 60 cm) on and offOn May 25, 1961, Bruce Davidson joined a group of Freedom Riders traveling by bus from Montgomery, Alabama, to Jackson, Mississippi. The actions of the Riders tested federal laws permitting integrated interstate bus travel. These historic episodes, which ended in violence and arrests, marked the beginning of Davidsons exploration into the heart of the civil rights movement in the United States during the years 19611965. Pictured here, the arrest of a