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1965 nonviolent protests for African-American voting rights in Alabama, United States
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
Selma_to_Montgomery_marches
City in Dallas County, Alabama, United States
surrounding the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches on "Bloody Sunday". Selma was featured in the 1999 Disney television movie Selma, Lord, Selma for its historical
Selma,_Alabama
Topics referred to by the same term
studio album by Selma Bajrami Selma, Alabama, city in Dallas County, best known for the Selma to Montgomery marches Selma, Arkansas Selma, California, city
Selma
2014 film by Ava DuVernay
Selma is a 2014 historical drama film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb. It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches
Selma_(film)
1999 American TV film
Special. Civil rights movement in popular culture Selma, a 2014 film featuring the Selma to Montgomery marches and some of the same events and characters. In
Selma,_Lord,_Selma
United States historic place
Participants in the Selma to Montgomery march on March 21–25, 1965, utilized four campsites along the route. The march followed a 54-mile (87 km) route
Selma to Montgomery march campsites
Selma_to_Montgomery_march_campsites
National Historic Trail in Alabama
participants of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches in support of the Voting Rights Act. The Selma to Montgomery March occurred on March 21 to 25, 1965, and was
Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail
Selma_to_Montgomery_National_Historic_Trail
Historic bridge in Selma, Alabama, United States
there have been efforts to rename the bridge, including one coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery marches in 2015. Changing the
Edmund_Pettus_Bridge
American author, teacher, and civil rights activist (1932–2013)
strategy sessions to plan the Selma to Montgomery marches in Jackson's Selma, Alabama home. After the first attempted march on March 7, 1965 (known as
Richie_Jean_Jackson
Trinbagonian-American activist (1941–1998)
decided to leave the MFDP. Instead, he began exploring SNCC projects in Alabama in 1965. During the period of the Selma to Montgomery marches, James Forman
Stokely_Carmichael
U.S. Highway in Alabama
for the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches; it was the route along which the Civil Rights demonstrators walked, from Selma to Montgomery, and the Edmund
U.S._Route_80_in_Alabama
American sheriff (1922–2007)
1955 to 1966. He was one of the officials responsible for the violent arrests of civil rights protestors during the Selma to Montgomery marches of 1965
Jim_Clark_(sheriff)
2015 speech by U.S. President Barack Obama
John Lewis, who was injured in the Selma to Montgomery marches, President Obama discussed the Selma to Montgomery marches in the context of historic events:
Barack Obama Selma 50th anniversary speech
Barack_Obama_Selma_50th_anniversary_speech
American civil rights activist (1905–2015)
the American Civil Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama, and a key figure in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches. In 1984, she became founding vice-president
Amelia_Boynton_Robinson
1965 New York Broadway theater fundraiser for civil rights movement
rights movement in the aftermath of the Selma to Montgomery marches. The concert raised $150,000 (equivalent to $1,532,471 in 2025) for the civil rights
Broadway_Answers_Selma
American politician
linked to the racist violence that accompanied the Selma to Montgomery marches. He led troopers who beat protesters on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma on
Albert_J._Lingo
African-American civil rights activist (1910–2010)
during the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches. Cooper's lasting legacy is recognized as her activism in the Selma voting rights marches and her role as
Annie_Lee_Cooper
by Paul Webb. The film follows the events leading up to and during the Selma to Montgomery marches, and the resulting establishment of the Voting Rights
List of accolades received by Selma
List_of_accolades_received_by_Selma
American civil rights leader (1928–2005)
executive secretary of SNCC from 1961 to 1966, Forman played a significant role in the Selma to Montgomery marches. After the 1960s, Forman spent the rest
James_Forman
Group of six civil rights leaders in 1963 in the US
the March on Washington (1963), the Selma to Montgomery marches (1965), and the March Against Fear (1966). Whitney Young (July 31, 1921 – March 11, 1971)
Big_Six_(American_activists)
United States historic place
celebrities volunteered to entertain weary marchers on the final night of the Selma to Montgomery marches. The campus was listed on the National Register
City_of_St._Jude
American activist and minister (1927–1965)
and Boston, Massachusetts. While participating in the Selma to Montgomery marches actions in Selma, Alabama, in 1965, he was murdered by white segregationists
James_Reeb
American activist and murder victim (1925–1965)
United States Selma to Montgomery marches Richardson, Riché (2002). ""The Birth of a Nation'hood": Lessons from Thomas Dixon and D.W. Griffith to William Bradford
Viola_Liuzzo
century, Montgomery was a primary site in the Civil Rights Movement, including the Montgomery bus boycott and the Selma to Montgomery marches. Prior to European
History of Montgomery, Alabama
History_of_Montgomery,_Alabama
1963 civil rights movement demonstration
white organizer of the march. The march is credited with helping to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It preceded the Selma voting rights movement,
March_on_Washington
1965 speech by Martin Luther King Jr.
after the completion of the Selma to Montgomery March on March 25, 1965. The speech is also known as "Our God Is Marching On!" "Last Sunday, more than
How_Long,_Not_Long
American photographer (1934–2022)
the civil rights movement such as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and the Selma to Montgomery marches. He is also known for his portraits of
Steve_Schapiro
American civil rights movement documentary TV series
Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 and the Selma to Montgomery marches of 1965. It premiered on January 21, 1987, and concluded on February
Eyes_on_the_Prize
American Catholic prelate (1934–2025)
served as bishop of Tulsa in Oklahoma from 1978 to 1992. Beltran participated in the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965 during the American civil rights movement
Eusebius_J._Beltran
American politician (1929–2005)
served more than 35 years as mayor of Selma, Alabama. He was in office during the Selma to Montgomery marches of the Civil Rights Movement. "He can do
Joseph_Smitherman
American pilot and bodyguard (1923–2016)
bodyguard for Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches, in Alabama. Montgomery was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2007
Dabney_Montgomery
President of the United States from 1963 to 1969
federal action to protect the voting rights of racial minorities. On March 7, 1965, SCLC began the Selma to Montgomery marches in which Selma residents, on
Lyndon_B._Johnson
American lawyer (1921–2014)
first to arrive in Montgomery, Alabama, during the third of the Selma to Montgomery marches. He walked into Montgomery half a block ahead of the march in
John_Doar
American actor (1928–2010)
included participation in the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965 and pressuring NBC to refrain from hiring white actors to portray non-white characters
Pernell_Roberts
Civil rights movement museum in Selma, Alabama
activists who participated in the events leading up to and including the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches, and passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, as well
National_Voting_Rights_Museum
1960s civil rights movement strategist (1936–2008)
strategized the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches which contributed to Congressional passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Prior to his time with SCLC,
James_Bevel
American activist (1930–2008)
history of the Selma Voting Rights Movement, including the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches and Bloody Sunday. Chestnut was born in Selma, and attended
J._L._Chestnut_Jr.
Freedom Fighter
Selma, Lord, Selma. As a nine-year-old, Webb took part in the first attempt at the Selma to Montgomery march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on March
Sheyann_Webb
American civil rights activist (1938–1965)
days later in the hospital. His death helped inspire the Selma to Montgomery marches in March 1965, a major event in the civil rights movement that helped
Murder_of_Jimmie_Lee_Jackson
American activist (1928–2024)
Rides, the March on Washington, Freedom Summer, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, the Children's Crusade in Birmingham, the 1965 Selma Voting Rights
James_Lawson_(activist)
American photojournalist (1932–2010)
the Selma to Montgomery marches. His wife recounted that Hudson had been the target of bricks and rocks thrown at him by those who did not want him to photograph
Bill_Hudson_(photographer)
1954–1968 U.S. social movement
People's Democracy had organized a "Long March" from Belfast to Derry which was inspired by the Selma to Montgomery marches. During the civil rights movement
Civil_rights_movement
American police officer (1933–2015)
self defense. In response to Jackson's death, several days later civil rights leaders initiated the Selma to Montgomery marches as part of their campaign
James_Bonard_Fowler
Executive order promoting voting access
during the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches. The order faced criticism from some members of the Republican Party in the build-up to the 2024 United States
Executive_Order_14019
American civil rights activist (born 1939)
companion, Paul Brooks. Three days later, the riders regrouped and headed to Montgomery. At first the bus station there was an eerie quiet, but the scene turned
James_Zwerg
American journalist (1939–2003)
1965, specifically Bloody Sunday and other incidents from the Selma to Montgomery marches. Martin was born in Fairfield, Alabama. He was slightly built
Spider_Martin
1990 film by Richard Pearce
tried to block screenings of the short film. The film was expanded as a feature. Set in Montgomery, Alabama, United States, during the 1955 Montgomery bus
The_Long_Walk_Home
Catholic nun from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
achievements, McCann lead a delegation from Pittsburgh to attend the Selma to Montgomery marches in March 1965. McCann has served as the Vice President of the
Patricia_McCann
1964 civil rights march in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
white citizens as well. These events were similar to Bloody Sunday during the Selma to Montgomery marches, which took place a year later and received an
Bloody_Tuesday_(1964)
Worldwide social and political movements against racism
Children's Crusade and the Selma to Montgomery marches, another illustrious event of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement was the March on Washington for Jobs
Civil_rights_movements
Topics referred to by the same term
Brunswick on the Canada–US border Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, an annual march commemorating the Selma to Montgomery marches Bridge (disambiguation) Crossing
Bridge_Crossing
Laws enforcing racial segregation in the U.S.
attack on March 7, 1965, by county and state troopers on peaceful Alabama marchers crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge en route from Selma to the state
Jim_Crow_laws
American civil rights activist (1917–2003)
that convinced Martin Luther King Jr. to come to Selma, Alabama and helped organize the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965. Her dedication gave her the
Marie_Foster
1965 murder in New York City, U.S.
Malcolm in the 2014 film Selma. The series ran from 2019 to 2025 and saw 4 seasons with a 2-hour finale release date yet to be announced. Assassination
Assassination_of_Malcolm_X
African-American civil rights organization
Selma actions, called for a march from Selma to Montgomery, and on March 7 close to 600 protesters attempted the march to present their grievances to
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
American civil rights activist (1925–1965)
231–233. Marable 2011, p. 172. Lincoln 1961, p. 18. Lucks, Daniel (2014). Selma to Saigon The Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War. University Press
Malcolm_X
American journalist
nation's highest civilian award—for their participation in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches, led by John Lewis and Martin Luther King Jr. In 2024, he was
Gary_G._Yerkey
Civil rights leader and pharmacist (1918–1976)
the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Selma to Montgomery marches. Harris's home, best known as the famed "Richard Harris House", was Montgomery's central
Richard_H._Harris
1950s American protest against racial segregation
for Civil Rights in Montgomery, Birmingham, and Selma (2002) excerpt Walsh, Frank, Landmark Events in American History: The Montgomery Bus Boycott. Williams
Montgomery_bus_boycott
2004 American film
1965. While she was serving as a volunteer during the historic Selma to Montgomery marches, Liuzzo was shot dead by members of the Ku Klux Klan. The film
Home_of_the_Brave_(2004_film)
American civil rights activist
King Jr. to Selma to amplify the city's local voting rights campaign. This campaign eventually gave birth to the Selma to Montgomery marches, which later
Frederick_D._Reese
American visual artist
active in the Civil Rights movement and participated in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches. She and Updike separated in 1974 and divorced in 1976. After
Mary Pennington (Updike) Weatherall
Mary_Pennington_(Updike)_Weatherall
1965 Selma to Montgomery march. Mighty Times: The Children's March (2004) about the 1963 Birmingham campaign and its Children's Crusade marches by schoolchildren
Civil rights movement in popular culture
Civil_rights_movement_in_popular_culture
American civil rights activist (1930–2021)
activist. He was a key figure in the planning of the successful Selma to Montgomery march. Douglas was born in New Orleans on August 19, 1930. His father
Jesse_L._Douglas
American minister, activist and politician (1941–2026)
working for Martin Luther King Jr. In 1965 he participated in the Selma to Montgomery marches organized by James Bevel, King, and other civil rights leaders
Jesse_Jackson
American attorney and activist (born 1930)
lawyers are meant to serve. Gray is portrayed by Cuba Gooding, Jr. in the 2014 film Selma, which dramatizes the Selma to Montgomery marches and Gray's argument
Fred_Gray_(attorney)
American politician and civil rights leader (1940–2020)
its actions to end legalized racial segregation in the United States. In 1965, Lewis led the first of three Selma to Montgomery marches across the Edmund
John_Lewis
American musician (1933–2003)
for 40,000 marchers at the end of the Selma to Montgomery marches can be seen in the 1970 documentary King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis and
Nina_Simone
Three-volume history series by Taylor Branch
was published in 2006. Among the subjects it covers are the Selma to Montgomery marches, the 1966 Chicago Open Housing Movement, Dr. King's participation
America_in_the_King_Years
1963 terrorist attack in Birmingham, Alabama
Chambliss. The 2014 American historical drama, Selma, which focuses on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches, also includes a scene which depicts the 16th
16th Street Baptist Church bombing
16th_Street_Baptist_Church_bombing
1968 murder in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
years in jail for robbery. On March 22 of the following year, Ray drove to Selma, Alabama, and began to stalk Dr. King. On March 29, Ray bought ammunition
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Assassination_of_Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
1957 speech by Martin Luther King Jr.
for Latinos, Native Americans, and immigrants, among others. Selma to Montgomery marches Civil Rights Movement Bibliography of Martin Luther King Jr.
Give_Us_the_Ballot
Jackson. Jackson dies on February 26. His death helped inspire the Selma to Montgomery marches. Though not prosecuted at the time, James Bonard Fowler is indicted
Timeline of the 1954-1968 civil rights movement
Timeline_of_the_1954-1968_civil_rights_movement
1930 Indian protest led by Mahatma Gandhi
Vanz to Navsari: 3 April 1930 Day 24. Navsari to Matwad: 4 April 1930 Day 25. Matwad to Dandi: 5 & 6 April 1930 Boston Tea Party Selma to Montgomery marches
Salt_March
American activist (born 2008)
assassination: 'We're not where we're supposed to be'". ABC News. Retrieved May 11, 2026. Adone, Dakin (March 25, 2018). "Martin Luther King's granddaughter
Yolanda_R._King
American political party in Alabama
California, by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in 1966. On March 23, 1965, as the Selma to Montgomery marches took place, Stokely Carmichael and some in the Student
Lowndes County Freedom Organization
Lowndes_County_Freedom_Organization
American filmmaker (born 1972)
influenced the making of Selma, as her father had witnessed the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches. Raised Catholic, in 1990 DuVernay graduated from Saint Joseph
Ava_DuVernay
1960s, Montgomery covered the rioting in Harlem and the civil rights movement in the Southern United States, including the Selma to Montgomery marches. He
Paul_L._Montgomery
American civil rights activist (1940–2026)
Americans to share their experiences. Lafayette would in fact be the first non-local organizer of the later 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery campaign to enter Selma, and
Bernard_Lafayette
American civil rights activist (1914–1980)
freedom rides, voter registration campaigns, and marches. Steele participated in the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965. Along with Steele's civil rights efforts
Charles_Kenzie_Steele
County in Alabama, United States
protection, to complete the Selma to Montgomery marches. More people joined them, so that some 25,000 people entered Montgomery on the last day of the march. In
Dallas_County,_Alabama
British suffragette (1858–1928)
suffragette movement and helped women to win the right to vote in Great Britain and Ireland in 1918, partially due to her role in the White Feather Campaign
Emmeline_Pankhurst
2016 television film directed by Jay Roach
October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016. Siegel, Tatiana (March 7, 2015). "Jay Roach Attached to Direct HBO's LBJ Biopic 'All the Way' (Exclusive)". The
All_the_Way_(2016_film)
Museum and cultural center in Greensboro, Alabama
civil rights era, including the Greensboro marches, Bloody Sunday, and the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery. A desk made for a local landowner by one
Safe House Black History Museum
Safe_House_Black_History_Museum
American comedian, actor, writer, activist and social critic (1932–2017)
Gregory was active in the civil rights movement. On October 7, 1963, he came to Selma, Alabama, and spoke for two hours on a public platform two days before
Dick_Gregory
Anti-establishment cultural phenomenon
1963 Birmingham campaign, the "Bloody Sunday" event of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches, and graphic news footage from Vietnam brought horrifying, moving
Counterculture_of_the_1960s
Graphic novel trilogy
movement to give voting rights to all people that resulted in various Selma to Montgomery marches came to a historic showdown with Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama
March_(comics)
US Supreme Court justice from 1967 to 1991
Thurgood Marshall, and the Struggle to End Segregation. Bloomsbury Press. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
Thurgood_Marshall
American sociologist and activist (1868–1963)
peoples will march on over them to freedom!" In the spring of 1949, he spoke at the World Congress of the Partisans of Peace in Paris, saying to the large
W._E._B._Du_Bois
Birmingham children's crusade, the March on Washington, the Selma to Montgomery marches; and the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights
Jews in the civil rights movement
Jews_in_the_civil_rights_movement
American civil rights campaign in Alabama (1963)
to pressure Jackson's city government. In 1965 Shuttlesworth assisted Bevel, King, and the SCLC to lead the Selma to Montgomery marches, intended to increase
Birmingham_campaign
2010 biography by David Remnick
book's title is a literal reference to a comment made by John Lewis, one of the leaders of the Selma to Montgomery marches of 1965, on the eve of Obama's presidential
The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama
The_Bridge:_The_Life_and_Rise_of_Barack_Obama
American singer and songwriter (1938–2025)
in the civil rights movement, performing for the March on Washington and Selma to Montgomery marches. In 1970, Yarrow was convicted of sexually abusing
Peter_Yarrow
American civil rights activist (born 1954)
Bridges, Ruby (2022). I Am Ruby Bridges: How One Six-Year-Old Girl's March to School Changed the World. Illustrator: Nikkolas Smith. New York: Orchard
Ruby_Bridges
1964 murders of activists in Mississippi, US
then God damn your souls! — Dave Dennis This and the Selma to Montgomery marches of 1965 contributed to passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which Johnson
Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner
Murders_of_Chaney,_Goodman,_and_Schwerner
Greek Orthodox Archbishop (1911–2005)
Reeb, who was murdered in one of the first Selma marches, was featured on the cover of Life magazine on March 26, 1965. Iakovos was motivated by his personal
Archbishop_Iakovos_of_America
County in Washington, United States
could get bonuses up to $15K". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022. "Your guide to the Metropolitan
King_County,_Washington
Capital city of Alabama, United States
Montgomery was a major center of events and protests in the Civil Rights Movement, including the Montgomery bus boycott and the Selma to Montgomery marches
Montgomery,_Alabama
1970 American documentary
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis is a 1970 American documentary film biography of Martin Luther King Jr. Directed by Sidney Lumet and Joseph
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King:_A_Filmed_Record..._Montgomery_to_Memphis
Newspaper in Selma, Alabama, U.S.
training session." The paper provided meaningful coverage of the Selma to Montgomery marches. Journalists Gene Roberts and Hank Klibanoff, in their book The
Selma_Times-Journal
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