MLK's Famous Green Sweater
MLK's Famous Green Sweater

This is the sweater Martin Luther King wore in his frequent visits to Selma

Parade Violation Tickets
Parade Violation Tickets

There are hundred of these tickets that were given out in days leading up to the Freedom March.  Anytime 3 or more people of color were together on the street they were fined $200 for not having a Parade Permit.

Picking Cotton
Picking Cotton

Photo from the Museum's collection

One Bale of Cotton
One Bale of Cotton

One bale weigh's close to 500 lbs.

Cotton Bale Scale
Cotton Bale Scale