March 21, 1965: Civil Rights Demonstrators Begin March to Montgomery, Alabama On this day in 1965, two weeks after “Bloody Sunday,” civil rights demonstrators began their third attempt to march to Montgomery, Alabama from Selma. The march’s purpose was to denounce unfair state laws and local violence that kept African Americans from voting. On March 25, 25,000 marchers arrive at the State Capitol building in Montgomery. Soon afterward, the U.S. Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, forcing states to end discriminatory voting practices.Visit American Experience’s Eyes on the Prize site to explore the milestones of the Civil Rights Movement. Photo: Participants marching in the civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965. (Library of Congress)
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March 21, 1965: Civil Rights Demonstrators Begin March to Montgomery, Alabama

On this day in 1965, two weeks after “Bloody Sunday,” civil rights demonstrators began their third attempt to march to Montgomery, Alabama from Selma. The march’s purpose was to denounce unfair state laws and local violence that kept African Americans from voting.

On March 25, 25,000 marchers arrive at the State Capitol building in Montgomery. Soon afterward, the U.S. Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, forcing states to end discriminatory voting practices.

Visit American Experience’s Eyes on the Prize site to explore the milestones of the Civil Rights Movement.

Photo: Participants marching in the civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965. (Library of Congress)

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