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1. www.history.com › selma-montgomery-marchSelma to Montgomery March - MLK, Purpose & Distance | HISTORY

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   Jan 28, 2010 · 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. The historic 54-mile march ...

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   March 21, 1965 to March 25, 1965. On 25 March 1965, Martin Luther King led thousands of nonviolent demonstrators to the steps of the capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, after a 5-day, 54-mile march from Selma, Alabama, where local African Americans, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) had been campaigning for voting rights.

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   What was the Selma to Montgomery march?

   • 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.

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   Who led the Selma march in 1965?

   • The Edmund Pettus Bridge, on the Selma to Montgomery Byway ( NAID 7722076) Two Minute Warning on Bloody Sunday ( NAID 16899041) Predating the three main Selma marches, Reverend C.T. Vivian led a peaceful march to the courthouse in Marion, Alabama on February 18, 1965, to protest the arrest of DCVL member James Orange.

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   Why was the Selma March important?

   • 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.

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   Did Martin Luther King support a march from Selma to Montgomery?

   • Lewis has returned to Selma many times for marches on the anniversary of Bloody Sunday. On the 40th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, Lewis said, "President Johnson signed that Act, but it was written by the people of Selma." Some organizers say Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. did not initially support the idea of a march from Selma to Montgomery.

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4. www.britannica.com › event › Selma-MarchSelma March | Date, Route, Bloody Sunday, & Facts | Britannica

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   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.

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5. www.britannica.com › story › selma-march-timelineSelma March Timeline | Britannica

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   This infographic presents a timeline and maps concerning the civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in March 1965. At the time, Selma was the center of an African American voter-registration drive led by Martin Luther King, Jr. Local violence against civil rights activists—culminating in an attack by police on demonstrators ...

6. www.nationalgeographic.org › article › selmaThe Selma-to-Montgomery Marches - National Geographic Society

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   the systemic separation of people based on race, religion, or caste. Selma to Montgomery March. noun. (March 21, 1965-March 25, 1965) protest to support voting rights for African Americans, taking the form of a 87-kilometer (54-mile) walk between the Alabama town of Selma and the capital, Montgomery. severe.

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   Dec 11, 2023 · The Selma Marches were a series of three marches that took place in 1965 from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. These marches were organized to protest the blocking of Black Americans' right to vote by the systematic racist structure of the Jim Crow South. With the leadership of groups such as the Dallas County Voters League (DCVL), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the ...