Selma to Montgomery marches
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The Selma to Montgomery marches were a series of 1965 civil rights protests in Alabama that became pivotal in the struggle for African American voting rights and led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights protest
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event in the Civil Rights Movement ⓘ march ⓘ nonviolent protest campaign ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
National Historic Trail designation of the route
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annual Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endDate | 1965-03-25 ⓘ |
| endPoint | Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ |
| hasCause |
systemic disenfranchisement of Black voters in Alabama
ⓘ
voter suppression of African Americans in the U.S. South ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
federal oversight of voter registration in certain states
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increased national support for civil rights legislation ⓘ passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
earlier civil rights campaigns in the South
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philosophy of nonviolence ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | federal court order allowing the march to proceed ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Alabama ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African American voting rights
ⓘ
racial segregation in the United States ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive national television coverage ⓘ |
| method |
nonviolent resistance
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peaceful marching ⓘ |
| notableLocation |
Alabama State Capitol
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Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church ⓘ Edmund Pettus Bridge ⓘ |
| opponent |
Alabama
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surface form:
Alabama state troopers
Dallas County Sheriff’s Office ⓘ segregationist local officials ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
George Wallace
ⓘ
surface form:
Governor George Wallace
|
| organizer |
Dallas County Voters League
ⓘ
Southern Christian Leadership Conference ⓘ Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ⓘ |
| participant |
Amelia Boynton Robinson
ⓘ
Andrew Young ⓘ Bayard Rustin ⓘ Coretta Scott King ⓘ Hosea Williams ⓘ James Bevel ⓘ John Lewis ⓘ Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ Ralph Abernathy ⓘ thousands of civil rights activists ⓘ |
| partOf |
American civil rights movement
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surface form:
American Civil Rights Movement
|
| route | U.S. Route 80 ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Bloody Sunday
ⓘ
Turnaround Tuesday ⓘ third Selma to Montgomery march ⓘ |
| startDate | 1965-03-07 ⓘ |
| startPoint | Selma, Alabama ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Lyndon B. Johnson
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surface form:
President Lyndon B. Johnson
|
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Selma voting rights campaign
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Selma voting rights campaign
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Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights marches
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third Selma to Montgomery march (March 21–25, 1965)
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Second Selma march
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Selma to Montgomery march of March 1965
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Third Selma to Montgomery march (March 21–25, 1965)
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Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches
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1965 Selma to Montgomery marches
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1965 Selma to Montgomery marches
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Selma voting rights campaign
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Martin Luther King Jr.
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Selma voting rights campaign
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Selma voting rights movement
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Selma voting rights campaign
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Voting Rights Act of 1965 campaign
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Third Selma to Montgomery march