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Also Known As Selma to Montgomery March
Date March 21, 1965 - March 25, 1965
Location Alabama • Montgomery • Selma • United States
Context Voting Rights Act

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Selma March
A brief history of the Selma March
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
American religious leader and civil-rights activist
John Lewis
John Lewis
American civil rights leader and politician
Hosea Williams
Hosea Williams
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