Selma to Montgomery march campsites
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selma-to-montgomery-march-campsites-203-1689245
title:
Selma to Montgomery march campsites
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Participants in the Selma to Montgomery march on March 21–25, 1965, utilized four campsites along the route. The march followed a 54-mile (87 km) route along U.S. Highway 80 from Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church in Selma through Lowndes County to the State Capitol in Montgomery. Lowndes County had earned the nickname "Bloody Lowndes" due to anti-Black violence, and was particularly symbolic for the march organizers. Leaders with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) sought Black landowne
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United States historic place
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma_to_Montgomery_march_campsites
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2024-03-04T03:39:52Z
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