Vaughan-Smitherman Museum is hosting a dedication on Friday for the display featuring famous Bloody Sunday photos taken by civil rights photographer James “Spider” Martin.
Martin’s daughters, Tracy and Michelle, will be special guests at the event held for the Birmingham News Photographer who took the famous black and white pictures of the events of Bloody Sunday on March 7,1965.
Gordon Welch, president of the Friends of Vaughan-Smitherman, said this will be an official dedication of the display of the famous pictures and appreciation event for donors, especially Rent-A-Center that gave $10,000 for the exhibit.
The reception will be Friday from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
A special event was held March 15 by the board members of the Friends of the Vaughan-Smitherman Museum to thank Rent-A-Center and to dedicate the exhibit that contains historic photographs of Selma buildings, businesses, churches and, in one corner of the room, photographs by Spider Martin that were donated by his daughters, Tracy and Michelle who live in the Birmingham area.
The Vaughan-Smitherman Museum is open Thursdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. but closes from noon to 1 p.m. for lunch. It is also open Saturdays 9 a.m. until noon.
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