During one of the most heated times in American history, Southern weather and its grueling effects played a significant, yet hardly recognized, role in the civil rights movement of the 1960s. From rain-drenched marches to sweat-soaked sit-ins, activists endured challenging weather elements on top of hostile relations en route to a changed country.
With the majority of marches taking place in the Southeast – in states such as Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina and Virginia – brutal weather played a pivotal role in shaping who the activist was and confirming what the purpose of the movement was.
