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Jan 28, 2010 · Print Page. The Selma to Montgomery march was part of a series of civil rights protests that occurred in 1965 in Alabama, a Southern state with deeply entrenched racist policies. In March of...
May 8, 2024 · Selma March, political march from Selma, Alabama, to the state’s capital, Montgomery, that occurred March 21–25, 1965. Led by Martin Luther King, Jr. , the march was the culminating event of several tumultuous weeks during which demonstrators twice attempted to march but were stopped, once violently, by local police.
Learn about the 1965 voting rights campaign in Selma, Alabama, where King and other activists led a 54-mile march to Montgomery, facing violence and repression. See how the march sparked national outrage and support for federal legislation.
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.
- March 7–25, 1965
Apr 4, 2016 · On March 7, approximately 600 non-violent protestors, the vast majority being African-American, departed from Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church in Selma with the intent on marching 54-miles to Montgomery, as a memorial to Jimmy Lee Jackson and to protest for voter's rights.
On March 7, later known as “Bloody Sunday,” demonstrators in Selma begin a march to Montgomery to peacefully protest Jackson’s death, ongoing police violence against the voter-registration campaign, and sweeping violations of African Americans’ civil rights.
