There were three major Selma to Montgomery marches:
The first march was March 7, 1965; involving 600 portestors which ended in the "Bloody Sunday" incident in which the marchers were attacked by police.
The second march was on March 9, 1965 with about 2,500 protestors. However they did not go all the way to Montgomery as there was a court order against it in effect at that time.
On March 21, 1965, after the court order had been recinded, 8,000 protesters marched to Mongomery under protection of Amry and National Guard troops
James Bevill was the director of Direct Action and of the Nonviolent Education of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He is credited as having organized the March on Washington and the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches.
The goal of the Selma March was to allow African Americans the right to vote. There were 3 different marches with the first one taking place on March 7, 1965.
The march was tried to be stopped every time that they were marching.
Martin Luther King Jr., and most black people from Alabama
It showed that more legislation was needed to support civil rights.
Selma to Montgomery marches happened in 1965.
dress up as the selma and go on the montgomery march?
John Lewis is remembered for the Selma to Montgomery marches and March on Washington for Jobs and freedom of 1963.
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Selma, Alabama was chosen as a focal point for civil rights activism due to its segregated society and history of racial tensions. Events such as the Selma to Montgomery marches of 1965 highlighted the struggles of African Americans in the fight for equality and voting rights in the American South.
"Selma" the movie is a historical drama that focuses on the 1965 voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery led by Martin Luther King Jr., while the book "Selma, Lord, Selma" is a work of historical fiction that tells the story of the marches through the eyes of a young girl named Sheyann Webb. The movie provides a cinematic dramatization of the events, while the book offers a more personalized and fictionalized account from the perspective of a child participant.
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HERE is a link to the Wiki-article about the Selma marches for voting rights.
50 miles taking U.S. 80 WEST.
Montgomery, Alabama
It is 50 miles according to Google Maps.
James Bevill was the director of Direct Action and of the Nonviolent Education of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He is credited as having organized the March on Washington and the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches.