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- Dr. Sullivan & Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home - The home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Jackson, originally located in Selma, Alabama, is a Civil Rights Movement landmark. The home served as a refuge where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other leaders worked, collaborated, strategized, and planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery marches. These marches led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965.
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Dr. Sullivan & Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home
The home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Jackson, originally located in Selma, Alabama, is a Civil Rights Movement landmark. The home served as a refuge where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other leaders worked, collaborated, strategized, and planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery marches. These marches led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965.
- "Jet," April 8, 1965 - John H. Johnson, head of the Chicago-based Johnson Publishing Company, founded Jet magazine in November 1951. Originally billed as "The Weekly Negro News Magazine," the publication printed news, culture, and entertainment articles related to the African American community. Jet also chronicled the civil rights movement from its earliest years, addressing racial violence and inequality in American society.
- April 08, 1965
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"Jet," April 8, 1965
John H. Johnson, head of the Chicago-based Johnson Publishing Company, founded Jet magazine in November 1951. Originally billed as "The Weekly Negro News Magazine," the publication printed news, culture, and entertainment articles related to the African American community. Jet also chronicled the civil rights movement from its earliest years, addressing racial violence and inequality in American society.
- Injunction Filed by Selma Bus Lines and City of Selma, Alabama, against Martin Luther King, Jr. and Voting Rights Protesters, March 24, 1965 -
- March 24, 1965
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Injunction Filed by Selma Bus Lines and City of Selma, Alabama, against Martin Luther King, Jr. and Voting Rights Protesters, March 24, 1965
- Injunction Filed by James A. Minter, Jr. of Selma, Alabama against Voting Rights Protesters on His Land, March 19, 1965 -
- March 19, 1965
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Injunction Filed by James A. Minter, Jr. of Selma, Alabama against Voting Rights Protesters on His Land, March 19, 1965