The initial march on March 7th, as the marchers reach the bridge. The Selma to Montgomery marches for voting rights represented the political and emotional peak of the modern civil rights movement.

The Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail in Alabama memorializes the route taken by marchers during the Voting Rights March from March 21 to March 25, 1965. This complete guide includes ...

On March 25, 1965, triumphant civil rights demonstrators led by Martin Luther King, Jr. marched into Montgomery, Alabama. It was the culmination of a fifty-mile procession from Selma. As they ...

Jr. Day have involved the new movie “Selma,” about the historic marches from Selma to Montgomery in Alabama in 1965. Viewers may wish to supplement the film with JTA’s coverage at the time ...

The 60th anniversary of the historic Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches that culminated in the passing of the landmark Voting Rights Act, will be commemorated in March of 2025. As in ...

MONTGOMERY—Civil Rights organizations have united to commemorate the 50thAnniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery marches and the Passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. One of the featured events of the ...

King's innovative thinking helped pave the way for Black entrepreneurial success. By challenging what's possible, King created a new era.

were in Selma over the weekend to honor those brave souls who made the march from Selma to Montgomery 50 years ago. Presidents George W. Bush and Barack H. Obama were there along with their First ...