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The Selma to Montgomery marches were three protest marches, held in 1965, along the 54-mile (87 km) highway from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital of Montgomery. The marches were organized by nonviolent activists to demonstrate the desire of African-American citizens to exercise their constitutional right to vote, in defiance of ...
Nov 5, 2020 · On February 28, 1965, at the Zion United Methodist Church in Marion, James Bevel called for a march from Selma to Montgomery to speak with Alabama’s Governor George Wallace about Jimmie Lee Jackson’s death. On March 7, 1965 over 500 marchers began a 54-mile journey out of Selma on U.S. Highway 80 en route to Montgomery.
Mar 4, 2020 · This year marks the 55th anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery march for voting rights. Hundreds of activists, students and educators organized and marched bravely in the face of racist violence and arrests. Use these resources to teach how the Selma organizers achieved one of the most significant victories of the civil rights era: the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Sep 15, 2013 · March 21, 1965 - About 3,200 people march out of Selma for Montgomery under the protection of federal troops. They walk about 12 miles a day and sleep in fields at night. March 25, 1965 - The ...
Mar 7, 2022 · Vice President Kamala Harris speaks near the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., on the anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," March 6, 2022. | Brynn Anderson/AP Photo By Associated Press 03/06/2022 07 ...
Jul 27, 2020 · 20 of 22 |. Alabama troopers salute the body of Rep. John Lewis making the final crossing over the Edmund Pettus Bridge, site of the historic 1965 voting rights marches, on Sunday, July 26, 2020 in Selma, Ala. The congressman from Georgia and civil rights icon died July 17 at age 80 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Jul 18, 2020 · USA TODAY. 0:00. 1:46. WASHINGTON – Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights icon whose fight for racial justice began in the Jim Crow south and ended in the halls of Congress, died Friday night. The ...
