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Selma to Montgomery
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Selma to Montgomery
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To Kill A Mockingbird
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In his own words...
Senator John Lewis introduces the march
The Prequel to Selma
The Prequel
Where & When
Where: Selma, Alabama, city had reputation for police brutality
When: January 1965 (15 months after "I Have A Dream"), King joined local organizations
Problem &
Solution
Problem & Solution
Problem: Only 2% of African American citizens registered
Solution: Gain president's and national media's attention; force US congress to enact voting legislation
Jimmie Lee Jackson
Tragedy Strikes
- Started off with mass arrests, but little violence
- February 18- State trooper shoots Jimmie Lee Jackson
- Jackson-
- Age 26
- Church deacon
- Was protecting his mother
- Died 8 days later
King's
Eulogy
I never will forget as I stood by his bedside a few days ago… how radiantly he still responded, how he mentioned the freedom movement and how he talked about the faith that he still had in his God. ...We must be concerned not merely about who murdered him but about the system, the way of life, the philosophy which produced the murderer.
The
Funeral
Bloody Sunday
When: March 7
Who: Led by Hosea Williams & John Lewis, 600 protestors
Where: Selma to Montgomery, 6 blocks
What Happened:
- Blockade
- Ordered to disperse, refused
- Mounted and standing police
- White onlookers
- Tear gas, clubs, whips
- TV coverage: "Bloody Sunday"
I don’t see how President Johnson can send troops to Vietnam—I don’t see how he can send troops to the Congo—I don’t see how he can send troops to Africa and can’t send troops to Selma.
The Bitter Irony
Edmund Pettus Bridge
Aftermath
The Aftermath
- March 9 (day)- March again, stopped again
- March 9 (evening)- Death of James Reeb
- In the days following
- Alabama officials
- US Court Judge order
- President Lyndon Johnson
The March
THE MARCH
- March 21- 3,200 marchers
- Selma to Montgomery (3 days)
- 12 mpd, slept in fields
- Montgomery- 25,000 strong
- August - The Voting Rights Act of 1965