(RNS) These vivid photographs were captured by Southern Methodist University student Loy Williams during the Selma-to-Montgomery march on March 25, 1965, but were never published — until now.
When recalling his experience, Williams says: “We didn’t know what would happen when we reached the capitol. We were singing the civil rights song, ‘I Am Not Afraid,’ but, yes, I was afraid.”
(click on any image to begin the slideshow)
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Greyhound charter buses arrive in Montgomery, Ala., from all over the United States on March 25, 1965 during the Selma-to-Montgomery march. This bus was from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Photo by Loy Williams, courtesy of Southern Methodist University
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Marchers assembling with a military helicopter overhead on March 25, 1965 during the Selma-to-Montgomery march. Photo by Loy Williams, courtesy of Southern Methodist University
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Armed National Guard Military Police observing the Selma-to-Montgomery march through the outskirts of Montgomery on March 25, 1965. Photo by Loy Williams, courtesy of Southern Methodist University
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Children dressed in their Sunday best wave to marchers during the Selma-to-Montgomery march on March 25, 1965. Photo by Loy Williams, courtesy of Southern Methodist University
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Observers watch marchers pass by during the Selma-to-Montgomery march on March 25, 1965. Photo by Loy Williams, courtesy of Southern Methodist University
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Businessmen observe marchers pass by during the Selma-to-Montgomery march on March 25, 1965. Photo by Loy Williams, courtesy of Southern Methodist University
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Alabama State Troopers and Federalized Alabama National Guard at the Capitol Building in Montgomery during the Selma-to-Montgomery march on March 25, 1965. Photo by Loy Williams, courtesy of Southern Methodist University
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking from a sound truck in front of the Alabama capitol building in Montgomery during the Selma-to-Montgomery march on March 25, 1965. Photo by Loy Williams, courtesy of Southern Methodist University