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Photos from the 1965 Selma to Montgomery March often downplay the transformative role of community-rooted power in securing voting rights for all Americans.
Ledger Smith roller skated 700 miles from Chicago to Washington, D.C. in August 1963 to join the March on Washington. His journey, supported by the NAACP, drew national media attention and was an act of resistance against segregation and racism.
Between the 1930s and 1960s, the famous singer and actor made many visits to the world’s first socialist country, which made a lasting impression on his art and politics.
With integration a legal right, swimming pools became a new battleground in the segregation fight.