Selma to Montgomery marches
Videos
The Selma to Montgomery marches were three protest marches, held in 1965, along the 54-mile highway from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital of Montgomery. The marches were organized by nonviolent ac
James Reeb marching with Ralph Abernathy, Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King, and others.
James Bevel, SCLC's director of direct action and nonviolent education, initiated and organized the first march.
Alabama Highway Patrol troopers attack civil rights demonstrators outside Selma, Alabama, on Bloody Sunday, March 7, 1965
Bloody Sunday-officers await demonstrators
Selma (film)
Videos
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
Selma to Montgomery marches
…film based on events surrounding the Selma to Montgomery marches, is a Disney made-for-TV movie shown on ABC television. Critical reception varied. Selma, a 2014 American film directed by Ava DuVernay, features the historic figures who developed the voting rights campaign in Selma and led the Selma to…
US theatrical release poster
Director Ava DuVernay
David Oyelowo February 2015