mar 7, 1965 - Bloody Sunday (March from Selma)

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Hundreds of civil rights activities were beginning a nonviolent march from Selma Montgomery. They were brutally attacked by state and local police who used clubs and tear gas and were cheered on by white onlookers.

Significance: Media coverage of this event caused national outrage. Martin Luther King called on religious leaders to act.

Quote: "We cannot walk alone, and as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back."

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