On this day in 1965, protesters began a weeklong voting rights march from Selma to the state Capitol in Montgomery.
On this day in 1965 by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today March 21, 2024 March 21, 1965 Participants, some carrying American flags, march in the civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., in 1965. Protesters, led by Martin Luther King Jr., began a weeklong march from Selma to the state Capitol in Montgomery to bring attention to Alabama officials preventing Black Americans from registering to vote.
Demonstrators camped at night in supporters’ yards, where singers Harry Belafonte, Lena Horne and others entertained. Protesters swelled on the last day to 25,000, accompanied by Assistant Attorneys General John Doar and Ramsey Clark, and former Assistant Attorney General Burke Marshall, among others.
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