In 1965, at the height of the modern civil rights movement, activists organized a march for voting rights, from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery, the state capital. On March 7, some 600 people assembled at a downtown church, knelt briefly in prayer, and began walking silently, two-by-two through the city streets.
With Hosea Williams of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) leading the demonstration, and John Lewis, Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), at his side, the marchers were stopped as they were leaving Selma, at the end of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, by some 150 Alabama state troopers, sheriff’s deputies, and possemen, who ordered the demonstrators to disperse.
One minute and five seconds after a two-minute warning was announced, the troops advanced, wielding clubs, bullwhips, and tear gas. John Lewis, who suffered a skull fracture, was one of fifty-eight people treated for injuries at the local hospital. The day is remembered in history as “Bloody Sunday.”
While most people must move through fear to find courage, Lewis said “I never felt fear, not once.”
This T-shirt is our tribute to one of the greatest humans in American history, Rep. John Lewis. The inspiration for this shirt is from the iconic photo taken by Spider Martin from the scene that day.
LOWDOWN:
- Color: White
- 100% Cotton
- Premium Labeling
- Full Color Plastisol Ink Print
- Color of actual product image may vary from photo
- Wash with cold water / inside out
- Dry Tumble Low
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SIZING:
| High Point Shoulder (HPS) is measured from the highest point of the shoulder to the bottom hem of the shirt |
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High Point Shoulder Length |
| Bust/Width measures across the bust 1” below the armhole, seam to seam. |  |
Bust/Width |
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| HPS length | 24 3/4 | 25 3/8 | 26 | 26 5/8 | 27 1/4 | 27 7/8 |
| Bust 1" below armhole | 15 1/4 | 16 1/4 | 17 1/4 | 18 1/4 | 19 3/4 | 21 1/4 |