JOURNAL ARTICLE

Marching With King in Selma.

  • Published In: American Heritage, 2023, v. 68, n. 2. P. 4 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Yuhnke, Bob 3 of 3

Abstract

The article focuses on college student in the march from Selma to Montgomery recalls the struggle for democracy in Alabama in 1965. It mentions brutal violence by the Alabama state police against civil rights demonstrators shocked the nation and demanding the right to vote guaranteed by the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution. It also mentions President Lyndon Johnson had introduced the Voting Rights Act in a joint session of Congress.

Additional Information

  • Source:American Heritage. 2023/04, Vol. 68, Issue 2, p4
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Biography
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0002-8738
  • Accession Number:162763473

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