Murder of Jimmie Lee Jackson
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Jimmie Lee Jackson was an African American civil rights activist in Marion, Alabama, and a deacon in the Baptist church. On February 18, 1965, while unarmed and participating in a peaceful voting righ
Grave of Jimmie Lee Jackson
Memorial where Jackson was shot, behind Zion Methodist Church in Marion, Alabama
Selma (film)
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Selma is a 2014 historical drama film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb. It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches which were initiated and directed by James Be
Murder of Jimmie Lee Jackson
…Because of health problems requiring surgery, Fowler was released after serving five months. The 2014 drama film Selma depicts the events related to civil rights activities in the winter of 1965 in Selma and nearby jurisdictions, including Jackson's murder and the…
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Director Ava DuVernay
Historic photo of Alabama State troopers attacking civil rights demonstrators during the first attempt to march from Selma to Montgomery
David Oyelowo February 2015