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At 9:30 pm, a special report disrupted that movie to show events in Selma that morning. The sights, sounds, and reports of “Bloody Sunday” led to a national outrage. More protests ensued around the country and many flew to Selma to march with King and others two days later. But once again, police again blocked their way.
Mar 7, 2021 · If you were in Selma, Alabama, on March 7, 1965, and would like to tell your story or can help identify marchers, contact Auburn University’s Keith Hébert at heberks@auburn.edu or Richard Burt ...
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Jun 23, 2020 · Four lives were lost: Jimmie Lee Jackson, rev. James Reeb, Viola Liuzzo, and Jonathan Daniels. All four men that assaulted Reverend James Reeb were acquitted. Right after the third march concluded, Viola Liuzzo was shot by Ku Klux Klansmen who were driving past the protesters. In 1965, three protest marches were held in the United States to ...
Mar 7, 2015 · Published March 7, 2015. The images are iconic: the horses, the tear gas, the billy clubs and bloodied bodies. It was March 7, 1965, when ordinary, working-class citizens were brutally attacked on ...
May 8, 2024 · Selma March, political march led by Martin Luther King, Jr., from Selma, Alabama, to the state’s capital, Montgomery, that occurred March 21–25, 1965. The march became a landmark in the American civil rights movement and directly led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Mar 3, 2015 · Marion, Ala., Remembers Death That Sparked 1965 Selma Marches NPR returned to Marion as people remembered Jimmie Lee Jackson and how his death was a catalyst for many other civil rights events in ...
Mar 7, 2017 · March 7, 1965: In what became known as “Bloody Sunday,” nearly 600 civil rights advocates began a 54-mile Alabama march from Selma to the capital in Montgomery, promoting voting rights for ...
