Selma to Montgomery March

By Mackenzie Winslow

  • The First March

    The First March
    600 people gathered around a church in Selma and started marching. This day was know as "Bloody Sunday" because the cops attacked the marchers.

  • The Second March

    1,500 people gathered at the church and marched across the bridge. Dr.King was praying. They thankfully returned to the church.

  • The Third March

    The Third March
    More than 3,000 people march. This march lasted four days.

  • Arrival

    The marchers arrived in Montgomery on March 24. The next morning 25,000 people listened to Martin Luther King Jr. and many others as they spoke.

  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Voting Rights Act of 1965
    President Lyndon Johnson passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The act allowed African Americans to vote without having to take the literacy test and many other disadvantages.

  • Success

    Success
    After the success of the marches, Dr.King decided to continue using nonviolence. So he helped organize the Chicago Freedom Movement.

  • End Of Nonviolence

    End Of Nonviolence
    By the end of 1960's African Americans were worn out from constant violence and thought the nonviolence act wouldn't protect them so they started arming themselves.