Sheyann Webb Christburg: The Smallest Marcher in Selma

Take a look at images of the young freedom fighter.

Never Forget - Bloody Sunday was extremely traumatic for Webb and a day she'll never forget. "That was the day that I truly understood the meaning of that song, "Oh Freedom," that I often sang with the freedom fighters," she said. "And it was an experience I'll never forget. The picture of Bloody Sunday has never left my heart or my mind." (Photo: Sheyann Webb Christburg via SWG)
Character Building - "I think that what the movement did for me was to build great character in me and [it] motivated and inspired me to get the best education that I possibly could," Webb says.  (Photo: Sheyann Webb Christburg via SWG)

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Character Building - "I think that what the movement did for me was to build great character in me and [it] motivated and inspired me to get the best education that I possibly could," Webb says. (Photo: Sheyann Webb Christburg via SWG)

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