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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
The Southern Shadow
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

The Southern Shadow

Artifact ID1973.1.983
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (1889 - 1983)
Gifter
Medium Ink on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 16 3/4 in x W 12 1/2 in (42.5 cm x 31.8 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ runs with a rolled up paper (“Civil Rights Bill”) in his hand. His shadow ("Alabama") runs with a club ("Racial Violence") in his hand. Caption: “The Southern Shadow”. Artist signature lower right: "Hungerford”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at upper right: “423”.
Historical NoteIn early 1965, Martin Luther King Jr. helped organize a drive to register Black residents of Selma, Alabama to vote. In February, demonstrators faced police violence, leading to the murder of Jimmie Lee Jackson in the nearby town of Marion. A march from Selma to Montgomery was planned in response on March 7, but state troopers attacked the demonstrators, leading to the event being known as Bloody Sunday. This was heavily covered by the news media and King called on the support of religious leaders, leading to hundreds of clergy and other activists coming to Selma to march with the demonstrators. After the death of James Reeb, a white minister, Lyndon Johnson pressured Alabama governor George Wallace to protect the protestors when they marched a second time from Selma to Montgomery on March 21. This also led to Lyndon Johnson sending the Voting Rights Bill to congress, which would be signed on August 6.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThe item was a gift from the general public to President Johnson during his term in office. It was received by President Johnson, until the President donated it to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum in 1973.
Credit LineGift of Lyndon Baines Johnson
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from the General Public (National Archives Identifier 189698395)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Fully
Use Restriction NoteCopyright or other proprietary rights are held by individuals or entities other than the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum. The LBJ Presidential Library and Museum does not warrant that the use of materials will not infringe on the rights of third parties holding the rights to these works, or make any representations or warranties with respect to the application or terms of any international agreement, treaty, or protections that may apply. It is your responsibility to determine and satisfy any copyright or other use restrictions. Pertinent regulations can be found at 36 C.F.R 1254.62.
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Subjects
Civil Rights
Place Described
Alabama
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