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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;fretboard, post: 707114, member: 19765&quot;]I have an old civil rights medal and I&#039;m wondering if anyone knows how much something like this is worth?&nbsp; It came in a small envelope with a small sheet and it&#039;s the same size as an ASE.&nbsp; I&#039;ll share what it says, see below:&nbsp; The only info about a mfg is a copyright stamp and (Blackbelt Sales 1966).&nbsp; Anyone know anything about this?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <b>FREEDOM MARCH</b></p><p><br /></p><p>On the obverse is shown the now famous &quot;Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church&quot; in Selma, Ala.&nbsp; The civil right marchers, who came from all over the United States and some foreign countries, are shown in front of the church --held there by manned police and rope barricades.&nbsp; They gathered there and stayed for weeks--praying, singing and attempting to break out to march on the Dallas County Court House or to Montgomery, Ala.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; On the reverse--in the lower left side--shows the famous &quot;Edmund Pettus Bridge.&quot;&nbsp; The marchers are seen crossing it and passing onto Highway 80 and on to Montgomery, Ala.&nbsp; The crowds are shown massing in front of the Alabama State Capitol, also known as the &quot;Cradle of the Confederacy.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; In the center of the reverse is shown four large figures-- a Negro, a priest, a nun, and a on-legged cripple.&nbsp; Hanging in the air over the four is a U.S.A. helicopter.&nbsp; This signifies the protection given the Freedom Marchers by the U.S. Government.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; This march, without a doubt, triggered the passage of the 1965 Civil Rights Voting Act, and will be remembered in history.&nbsp; The march was led by Dr. Martin Luther King, a Nobel Peace Medal winner.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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