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March 21, civil rights activists begin march from Selma to Montgomery

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Today is Friday, March 21, the 80th day of 2025. There are 285 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 21, 1965, civil rights demonstrators led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. began their third attempt to march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama — this time under the escort of U.S. Army and National Guard troops assigned by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Also on this date: In 1952, the Moondog Coronation Ball, considered the first rock…

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Happy F.D. Reese Day - The Selma Times‑Journal

Today marks the official observance of F.D. Reese Day, which signifies two important dates in 1965.The first date is the beginning of the first successful march from Selma to Montgomery and the day the Rev. F.D. Reese accepted his pastoral role as minister of Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, according to an online statement from the F.D. Reese Foundation. A discussion of the impactful legacy of Dr. F.D. Reese and the challenges and triumphs o…

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March 21, civil rights activists begin march from Selma to Montgomery

Today is Friday, March 21, the 80th day of 2025. There are 285 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 21, 1965, civil rights demonstrators led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. began their third attempt to march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama — this time under the escort of U.S. Army and National Guard troops assigned by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Also on this date: In 1952, the Moondog Coronation Ball, considered the first rock…

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On this day in 1965, voting rights march began in Alabama

March 21, 1965 Participants, some carrying American flags, march in the civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., in 1965. Credit: Library of Congress, Peter Pettus, photographer 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.  At the time, only 2% of the Black population in Dallas …

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Historic Selma March Starts

Under the leadership of Martin Luther King Jr., a significant march commenced from Selma to Montgomery, the capital of Alabama. To ensure the marchers’ safety, federalized Alabama National Guardsmen and FBI agents were present, especially since the march had previously been halted twice by state police at Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge. On March 21, U.S. Army troops and federalized Alabama National Guardsmen guided the marchers across the Edmund P…

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