Magnum photographers have recorded many of the struggles over the right to vote, the right to marry, and the right to be included in the political process. Below is a selection of iconic, memorable moments throughout the 20th century.
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Overseen by a white registrar, a black citizen trained by CORE fieldworkers answers a rigorous questionnaire in an attempt to register to vote during freedom summer in Baton Rouge, La., 1964. Bob Adelman/Magnum Photos. |
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Black movement for integration. Teaching the illiterate to write so they can vote in Virginia, 1960. Eve Arnold/Magnum Photos. |
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Frances "Sissy" Farenthold for vice president rally. Gloria Steinem at the lectern, 1972. Leonard Freed/Magnum Photos. |
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Women's rights march on Fifth Avenue in New York City, 1970. Bob Adelman/Magnum Photos. |
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Police attack on a civil rights demonstration in Brooklyn, New York, 1963. Leonard Freed/Magnum Photos. |
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Young women attend a women's liberation rally in Miami, 1972. Abbas/Magnum Photos. |
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25th anniversary of gay revolt at Stonewall in New York City, 1994. Paul Fusco/Magnum Photos. |
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Hecklers insult two black women who are part of a voting rights drive in Selma, Ala., 1965. Bob Adelman/Magnum Photos. |
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Gay March on Washington April 25, 1993. Constantine Manos/Magnum Photos. |
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