Civil Rights Movement (48 images)

Albany, Georgia: Blacks protesting the hearing of 11 "Freedom Riders" here on December 12, 1961 march around the City Hall, singing hymns and shouting their desire for "freedom." Police halted them the second time around and informed them, they were under arrest. They were charged with disorderly conduct. (UPI Photo/Files)

WAP63082804 - 16 JANUARY 1999 - WASHINGTON, DC, USA: The leaders of the March on Washington lock arms as they lead the way along Constitution Avenue in this August 28,1963 photo. The march gave immense impetus to the nation's civil rights movement and led to the passage of improtant new laws aimed at aiding black Americans. The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. is at center, seventh from right. At extreme right is A. Philip Randolph, the march director. Alongside Randolph is Roy Wilkins, executive secretary of the NAACP. cc/sp/files UPI

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his famed "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, August 28, 1963. The speech galvanized the nation's civil rights movements and led to the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the 1965 Voting Rights Act and the 1968 Fair Housing Act. File photo by UPI

Mayor Asa Kelley pleads with black demonstrators in front of City Hall in Albany, GA, on December 13, 1961 to disperse and resort to proper legal methods.(UPI Photo/Files)