Selma Marches
In March of 1965, the SCLC Church planned to march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. The march was organized to publicize the need for federal legislation to insure black votersí rights. The march was brutally stopped by state police. That day is now
Two weeks later, King formed a second march with over 1,500 participants, which was also stopped by state police. After a short prayer King and his followers ended the march peacefully. After a few weeks, the march was completed, and it supported th
We believe that it was truly strong of King to keep trying for his own peopleís rights, march after march.