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An interracial group that advocated for non violence increased voter registration efforts for African Americans in Dallas County, Alabama. -
A peaceful protest to the courthouse in Marion, AL is broken up by state troopers. Jimmie Lee Jackson was shot in the process. He succumbed to his injuries days later. -
Protest in response to the death of Jessie Lee Jackson along with voting rights led to more than 50 marchers being hospitalized after violent attacks from state troopers at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. -
March led by Martin Luther King Jr. was aborted due to a restraining order from the federal government. They were met with police presence at the bridge. King Jr. and his clergy instead prayed and went back to Selma, AL. Also, a white man, Reverend James Reeb, was attacked by the Ku Klux Klan for joining in the march, and had died from his injuries. -
President Lyndon B. Johnson presented a speech to legislation for voting rights. -
Federal Judge Frank Johnson Jr., allowed the protest to continue stating, “The law is clear that the right to petition one’s government for the redress of grievances may be exercised in large groups…by marching, even along public highways.” -
Beginning on March 21st and ending March 25th, protesters made their way to Montgomery, AL. There were thousands of protesters, yet only 300 were allowed to march. This time they were protected by the National Guard. -
King Jr. delivered a speech at the Alabama State Capitol. He said, "How long? Not long, because the arm of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice." -
Signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson.