Selma To Montgomery Demonstrations Take Place

Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech in 1963 voiced out the discriminated’s pleas, struggles, and aspirations. This was followed by a series of marches in 1965, starting in Selma to Montgomery. The 54-mile demonstration was a way to demand voter equality, which ultimately led to the Voting Rights Act, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

The protest, however, was marred with violence from authorities and vigilantes. John Lewis, then 25, led the demonstrators, but they were brutally attacked, dubbed as the Bloody Sunday. The encounters were recorded, shocked the world, and underlined the need for equality.