Amelia Boynton, 1958

Dallas County Voters League official Amelia Boynton testifies before the U.S. Civil Rights Commission in Montgomery in December 1958. Boynton was one of eight leaders of the organization established to push for voting rights among Black citizens in Selma and Dallas County.

Amelia Boynton seated before multiple microphones while testifying in a wood-paneled hearing room.
Courtesy of the Alabama Department of Archives and History
Amelia Boynton seated before multiple microphones while testifying in a wood-paneled hearing room.