Selma March
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When
1965
Who
Martin Luther KIng
Where
Selma, Alabama
Why
helped raise awareness of the difficulty faced by black voters in the South, and the need for a Voting Rights Act, passed later that year.
What
protesters attempting to march from Selma to the state capital of Montgomery were met with violent resistance by state and local authorities.