Marching to Montgomery

The protest march from Selma to Montgomery in March 1965 generated widespread pressure on the U.S. Congress to pass the Voting Rights Bill of 1965.

Civil rights marchers walk from Selma to Montgomery along Highway 80, March 1965
Photo courtesy of the Birmingham News. All rights reserved. Used with permission.
Civil rights marchers walk from Selma to Montgomery along Highway 80, March 1965