Photograph
Freedom Rider Protestors

Two Universtiy students wave a Confederate flag on the steps of the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union in protest of the 114 Freedom Riders boarding buses bound for Selma, Alabama in front of the Union. |
Image ID: | 137747 |
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Creation Date: | 03 16 1965 |
Creator Name: | Stein, Edwin |
City: | Madison |
County: | Dane |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Edwin Stein negatives and photographs, 1952-1965 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | negative, original |
Original Format Number: | PH 2709.2540B |
Original Dimensions: | 35mm |
One of three images. Published in Wisconsin State Journal March 17, 1965. The buses, bound for Selma to join Civil Rights protests, were diverted to Washington, D.C. when violence broke out in Selma. |
College buildings |
Clothing and dress |
Coats |
Cities and towns |
Sidewalks |
Student unions |
Crowds |
Men |
Outdoor photography |
Demonstrations |
Flags |
Civil rights |
Buses |
Streets |
College students |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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