The third and final series of marches began on March 21 ... 50-mile march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. Here, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (second right) holds hands with his wife Coretta ...

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The cities of Selma and Montgomery will soon commemorate the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the Selma to Montgomery March, and the signing of the Voting Rights Act of ...

and there is no merchant on Broad Street in Selma who does not know that there will be other walks on other days. There are easier ways to get to Montgomery. The massed power of the army ...

It is about 50 miles (80 kilometers) from Selma to Montgomery. February 1965 – Marches and demonstrations over voter registration prompt Alabama Governor George C. Wallace to ban nighttime ...

On March 25, 1965, the historic Selma to Montgomery March concluded with 25,000 people listening to Martin Luther King in his “Not Long, How Long?” speech at the Alabama state Capitol.

This weekend Alabama continues to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, with a series of events in the state’s capital city intended to cause reflection ...

Sixty years ago this week, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led civil rights demonstrators on their third attempt to march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. The march marked the tail-end of the ...

The historic Selma to Montgomery, Alabama marches for voting rights in 1965 trace to a critical but often overlooked piece of history: The Jackson Home. The modest Selma residence, once the home ...

This month marks the 60th anniversary of the historic Selma to Montgomery march, a pivotal moment in the fight for voting rights. The author, inspired by the civil rights movement, volunteered in ...