Women suffragettes wore the flower as a symbol of their movement in the 1920s. More recently, Congress members wore them in commemoration of the passage of the 19th amendment.

Black-and-white versus color photography in the 1960s Color photographs of the civil rights movement have surfaced in recent years, but photographers and experts agree that they are rare.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A picture is worth a thousand words and a local photographer is using her platform to illustrate photography’s influence on the civil rights movement.