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The Marches that Changed History: Selma, Derry, and the Struggle for Equality

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Your new book focuses on two civil rights marches – one in Selma, Alabama, and another in Derry, Northern Ireland. For the unfamiliar, what were these marches about and what triggered them? The first is the Selma to Montgomery march in Alabama, USA, which was part of the American Civil Rights Movement in March 1965. It began as a peaceful demonstration demanding voting rights for Black Americans but turned violent on “Bloody Sunday” when marcher…

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The Marches that Changed History: Selma, Derry, and the Struggle for Equality

Your new book focuses on two civil rights marches – one in Selma, Alabama, and another in Derry, Northern Ireland. For the unfamiliar, what were these marches about and what triggered them? The first is the Selma to Montgomery march in Alabama, USA, which was part of the American Civil Rights Movement in March 1965. It began as a peaceful demonstration demanding voting rights for Black Americans but turned violent on “Bloody Sunday” when marcher…

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Selma at 60: How America’s Most Important Anti-Racism March Inspired Black and Northern Irish Civil Rights in the UK

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery march—one of the most defining moments in the U.S. civil rights movement (writes the U.S author and historian, Forest Issac Jones).

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