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During 1965, Martin Luther King Jr. was promoting an economic boycott of Alabama products to put pressure on the State to integrate schools and employment. [104] In an action under development for some time, the Hammermill Paper Company announced the opening of a major plant in Selma, Alabama; this came during the height of violence in early ...
"How Long, Not Long" is the popular name given to the public speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. on the steps of the State Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered this speech after the completion of the Selma to Montgomery March on March 25, 1965. [1] The speech is also known as "Our God Is Marching On!" [2]
First Baptist Church is a historic church at 709 Martin Luther King, Jr. Street in Selma, Alabama, United States.A historically African American Baptist church, it was built in the Gothic Revival style in 1894 and known for its association with the Civil Rights Movement. [2]
The Rev. Martin Luther King, flanked by Hosea Williams (left) and the Rev. Bernard Lafayette, discusses plans for a poor people's march on Washington at an Atlanta news conference on Jan. 16, 1968.
Viola Fauver Liuzzo (née Gregg; April 11, 1925 – March 25, 1965) was an American civil rights activist in Detroit, Michigan.She was known for going to Alabama in March 1965 to support the Selma to Montgomery march for voting rights.
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church is a church at 410 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Selma, Alabama, United States.This church was a starting point for the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965 and, as the meeting place and offices of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) during the Selma Movement, played a major role in the events that led to the adoption of the Voting Rights Act of ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Medal (1990) Amelia Isadora Platts Boynton Robinson (August 18, 1905 – August 26, 2015) was an American activist and supercentenarian who was a leader of the American Civil Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama , [ 1 ] and a key figure in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches .
"It is unacceptable that they use their power and keep us voiceless," David Oyelowo says in the film "Selma." When Ava DuVernay's "Selma" hits theaters on Christmas, audiences won't get to hear David