Selma to Montgomery March

By clemenma1

  • Civil Rights Act Passed

    Due to previous demonstrations, the Civil Rights Act was passed in order to help make things fair for African-American people. The act did not prevent the creation of unfair tests and rules that made black people unable to vote. It simply did not do enough to make things right.

  • Martin Luther King Jr Meets With Leaders in the African-American Community

    Martin Luther King Jr Meets With Leaders in the African-American Community
    Martin Luther King Jr met with important people and groups within the African-American community, including the SCLC and the SNCC. They were deciding what to do about the lack of black registered voters. They decided to make the city of Selma their main focus due to the violent nature of the police force there and the exposure that it would bring to the movement.

  • First March in Selma

    First March in Selma
    Martin Luther King Jr along with 600 other protesters set out in Selma, Alabama to march to Montgomery, Alabama after the shooting of an African-American protester. They were told by Alabama police to disperse. When they didn't, they were met with tear gas, clubs, and other weapons. This brutal beating, known as Bloody Sunday, was televised. The event sparked anger in many people who saw it.

  • The Protesters Try Again in Selma

    Martin Luther King Jr attempted to march to Montgomery once again but got stopped at the bridge in Selma by Alabama Police. The protesters turned around without a fight. The day was later known as "Turnaround Tuesday".

  • The Protesters March Sucessfully

    The Protesters March Sucessfully
    When president Lyndon B. Johnson saw the beating that the non-violent protesters took in Selma, he was upset. He provided Alabama National Guard and Army Troops to assist the protesters. Two Thousand people marched from Selma. They walked 12 hours a day to reach Montgomery.

  • Protesters Reached Montgomery

    Protesters Reached Montgomery
    After 4 days and lots of hard marching. The protesters finished marching 50 miles, all the way to Montgomery, Alabama from Selma, Alabama. There were around 25,000 people in Montgomery meeting the marchers.

  • Voting Rights Act Passed

    After the marchers successfully made it to Montgomery, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law. This law let African-Americans fulfill their right to vote. There was a ban put on literacy tests and other unfair requirements to vote, targeted toward the black community.