Aerial Photograph of the March Reaching the Capitol Building

Selma: The Marches that Changed America

The Selma Marches were a series of three marches that took place in 1965 between Selma and Montgomery, Alabama. These marches were organized to protest the blocking of Black Americans' right to vote by the systematic racist structure of the Jim Crow South. With the leadership of groups such as the Dallas County Voters League (DCVL), the Student … Continue reading Selma: The Marches that Changed America