Newspaper, Selma Times-Journal, March 22, 1965
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Newspaper
Date Made
22 March 1965
Subject Date
22 March 1965
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2005.16.28
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Newsprint
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 22.75 in (unfolded)
Width: 13.75 in
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SetThe Long March to Voting Rights
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In 1965, all eyes turned to Selma, Alabama, as the next stage in the fight for civil rights. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and other activists planned a series of marches from Selma to Montgomery to draw attention to the continued struggle for voting rights for Black Americans.