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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia "If a man has not found something that he will die for he is not fit to live."
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During this march, James Fowler, a state trooper kills Jimmie Lee Jackson.
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Led by Hosea Williams and John Lewis, 600 followers wanted to end voter registration discrimination. They were attacked with tear gas and billyclubs
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President Lyndon talks about the violence that was going on in Selma and wants everyone to have respect for the law
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He comes to Selma to join the movement. He is attacked, by some white men. He dies two days later from his injuries.
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The justice department files suit, so that the state cannot seek punishment of any kind for those who wants to us their right to demonstrate under the civil rights movement.
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"The law is clear that the right to petition one's government for the redress of grievances may be exercised in large groups."
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Governor Wallace contacts President Johnson asking for help and does not want to be responsible for the lives of the people of Alabama. He claims not have enough resources, man power nor financial. The next day the President releases an Executive order to send out whatever protection that was needed.
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3.200 marchers left Selma and headed to Montgomery while being protected by federal troops provided by the President. Walking long miles by day and sleeping in fields by night.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his followers finally reached the capital of Alabama.
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President Lyndon Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965
