Selma to Montgomery March
Peaceful marchers crossing Edmund Pettus Bridge faced state troopers with tear gas and clubs on March 7, 1965. Television cameras captured the brutal attack on “Bloody Sunday” as officers fractured skulls and broke bones. John Lewis suffered a serious head injury but survived. Martin Luther King Jr. led subsequent successful marches with federal protection. Thousands joined the 54-mile journey to Alabama’s capital. These dramatic events generated overwhelming public support for voting rights legislation.
