mar 7, 1965 - The March from Selma

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Martin Luther King organised a march from Selma to Birmingham, Alabama, which began on 7 March 1965 with around 600 marchers taking part.

When the marchers reached the outskirts of Selma they were attacked by state troopers and local police.

The day became known as ‘Bloody Sunday’. King and his supporters staged another march along the same route on 21 March.

Once in Mongomery, King gave a speech to a gathered crowd of 25,000. Within hours of this speech, a white 39 year old civil rights campaigner, Viola Liuzzo had been murdered.

The murder outraged President Johnson, who commented, Mrs Liuzzo went to Alabama to serve the struggle for justice. She was murdered by the enemies of justice who for decades have used the rope and the gun to terrorise their neighbours.

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