Town injunction on mass meetings: Once the black citizens of Selma organized around the right to vote, the town placed and injunction preventing any further mass meetings. (Click here for the Town Injunction on mass meetings Event Video Transcript)

Martin Luther King is invited to Selma by Dallas County Voters League: In order to break the injunction the Dallas county voters league invited Dr. Martin Luther King and SCLC to Selma to secure the right to vote. The signers of that letter became known as the "Courageous 8" (Click here for the Martin Luther King is invited to Selma by Dallas County Voters League Event Video Transcript)

Mass Meeting/ Martin Luther King comes to Selma: Site of 1st mass meeting in Selma, conducted by Rev. L. L. Anderson, the Church opened its doors to mass meetings when others were afraid. Prior to 1st mass meeting, this was the site of training for non-violent protests. Mr. James Baldwin and Dr. Martin Luther King spoke here.(Click here for the Mass meeting / Martin Luther King Comes to Selma Event Video Transcript)

Amelia Boynton (Robinson) beaten during 1st voter registration march…: While walking by the Dallas County Courthouse while a demonstration was going on, Amelia Boynton (Robinson) is man-handled and arrested by Sheriff Clark. (Click here for the Amelia Boynton (Robinson) beaten Event Video Transcript)

Teachers' March: Rally point of the teachers for the Teachers' March of January 22, 1965; this act of support by members of the black professional class helped fuel the Movement (Click here for the Teachers March Event Video Transcript)

Selma starts to march: Inspired by the courage of the black teachers, many groups in Selma start to March. (Click here for the Selma starts to march Event Video Transcript)

Marion, Alabama: Many counties around Selma were marching at this time. In Marion, Alabama a young man named Jimmie Lee Jackson was protesting in a night march when he and other marchers were attacked by state troopers. Jackson was shot 5 times and died in the Selma hospital. His death marked a turning point in the voting rights movement. (Click here for the Marion, Alabama Event Video Transcript)

Bloody Sunday: Enraged by Jimmie Lee Jackson's death, organizers plan a march from Selma to Montgomery to petition then Govenor George Wallace for the right to vote. They are turned around violently by Alabama State troopers and Sherriff Clark's posse. (Click here for the Bloody Sunday Event Video Transcript)

"Come to Selma" Nationwide Congregation: National outrage at the events of bloody Sunday sparks a mass congregation of people to Selma to stand in solidarity with the negroes of Selma.(Click here for the Nationwife Congregation Even Video Transcript)

Turnaround Tuesday: In defiance of a Federal court order, Dr. Martin Luther King leads marchers to the point of confrontation on Bloody Sunday where they are once again stopped by state troopers. King non-violently turns the march around returns to Brown Chapel. (Click here for the Turnaround Tuesday Event Video Transcript)

Rev. Reeb beaten: Rev. James Reeb, a white Unitarian Universalist minister from Boston, was attacked the evening of Turnaround Tuesday. He was transported by funeral hearse (the only means of transportation for injured blacks in Selma) to the Good Samaritan Hospital and from there to a hospital in Birmingham, where he later died. (Click here for the Rev. Reeb Beaten Event Video Transcript)

President Johnson's speech to Congress: President Johnson, outraged by the violence in Selma, calls a meeting of the Joint sessions of Congress and introduces the 1965 Voting Rights bill and makes an historic speech to the nation. (Click here for President Johnsons Speech to Congress Event Video)

The March Begins: About 8,000 marchers start in Selma on a four-day, 54-mile walk to the Alabama State Capitol. (Click here for the March Begins Event Video Transcript)

54 miles…Two weeks after the Bloody Sunday confrontation the epic march to Montgomery begins under the protection of the now federalized Alabama National Guard. (Click here for the 54 miles Event Video Transcript)

Saint Jude The night before marching into Montgomery entertainers from all over the country come to Montgomery to celebrate with, and entertain, the weary marchers on their successful trek to Montgomery. (Click here for the Saint. Jude Event Video Transcript)

March to the Capitol: On March 25, 1965 more than 25,000 people march from the City of Saint Jude to the steps of the Alabama State Capitol to petition Governor George Wallace on the right to vote. (Click here for the March to the Capital Event Video Transcript)

Martin Luther King's speech: As a culmination of the march Dr. Martin Luther King delivers his now famous "Now is the Time" speech to the assembled marchers. (Click here for the Martin Luther Kings speech video)

Viola Liuzzo Killed: The evening of the march on the capitol, Viola Liuzzo is shot and killed in her car by three Klansmen while driving marchers back to Selma. (Click here for the Viola Liuzzo Murder Event Video Transcript)

Signing the Voting Rights act: Nearly 5 months after Bloody Sunday the 1965 Voting Rights Act is signed into law. (Click here for the Voting Rights act. Even Video Transcript)

Tent City: In 1965, many black share cropper families were evicted by white landowners for exercising their right to vote. Those who had no place else to go were housed on 5 acres of land, purchased in 1965 by civil right workers and the Lowndes County Christian Movement for Human Rights. Tents were erected as emergency housing. Many remained in Tent City for several months until other housing arrangements could be made. (Click here for the Tent City Event Video Transcript)

Dallas County Courthouse: Site of the voter registration office for Dallas County in 1965. This was the destination for most of the Selma voting rights protest marches.(Click here for the Dallas County Courthouse Video Transcript)

National Voting Rights Museum & Institute: A museum documenting the history of the voting and civil rights history in Selma. It offers exhibits and displays featuring the people, places, and events of the march and movement. (Click here for the National Voting Rights Museum & Institue Video Transcript)

"Bloody Sunday" Site:This site, located just beyond the Edmund Pettus Bridge, is where Alabama state troopers, mounted local posse, and local law enforcement blocked the highway to Montgomery, and violently attacked marchers on 3/7/65, "Bloody Sunday." This was also the site where the same law enforcement agencies again blocked marchers led by Martin Luther King on the following Tuesday, "Turn Around Tuesday." (Click here for Bloddy Sunday Site Video Transcript)

Good Samaritan Hospital:Selma's only African American hospital in 1965 where most of the injured black protestors were medically treated. Here, Jimmy Lee Jackson was hospitalized and subsequently died after a night time protest march in Marion, AL. Nuns forced white physicians to come to Good Samaritan Hospital to treat protestors. The ensuing conflict between white physicians contributed to the hospital's eventual closure.(Click here for Good Samaritan Hospital Video Transcript)

Dr. & Mrs. F. D. Reese Home:Home of Dr. Frederick and Mrs. Alline Reese. The house was fire bombed because of Reese's involvement in voting rights issues and protests. Dr. Reese was one of the local leaders in the civil rights and voting rights march and movement. He served as President of the Dallas County Voters League, and led the pivotal "Teachers March".

Clark Elementary School:Rallying and departure point for the "Teachers March" of January 22, 1965.

First Baptist Church:Site of many mass meetings, and nonviolent protest training. (Click here to for the First Babtist Church Video transcript)

George Washington Carver Homes:A Selma housing project where many out of town leaders and march protestors stayed with local families. Site of voting rights protest strategy discussions, and for sharing stories of personal commitment and courage.(Click here for the George Washington Carver Homes Carver Home Video Transcript)

Brown Chapel A.M.E Church:"Headquarters" of the voting rights march and movement. Site of many mass meetings, and significant speeches by protest leaders, Martin Luther King and James Bevel. The "Bloody Sunday" March began here, and police violence and harassment persisted at night after the march.(Click here for the Brown Chapel A.M.E Church Video transcript)

Silver Moon Café:Place where Rev. James Reeb, a white Unitarian Universalist minister from Boston, was attacked. He was transported by funeral hearse (the only means of transportation for injured blacks in Selma) to the Good Samaritan Hospital, and from there to a hospital in Birmingham, where he later died.

Mrs. Amelia Boynton's Home and Office:Original meeting site of the "Courageous Eight", pioneering voting rights protestors.(Click here for the Brown Chapel A.M.E Church Video Transcript)

Edmund W. Pettus Bridge:Major highway 80 bridge crossing the Alabama River into Selma where protest marchers were turned back on "Bloody Sunday". During the march to Montgomery, near this location, was the first night's campsite on the Donald Hall property in Dallas County. (Click here for the Edmund W. Pettus Bridge Video transcript)

The first overnight site…:Donald Hall property, site of the first overnight camp along US Highway 80 and Dallas County Route 67; March 21, 1965

SNCC Freedom House:Headquarters and home of Lowndes County SNCC staff and other civil rights workers provided by Matthew Jackson, Sr. and his family. It was a target for those opposed to the Movement. This house was occupied by SNCC staffers including Bob Mants, Stokely Carmichael, Judy Richardson, Willie Vaughn, Courtland Cox, Scott B. Smith, Jimmy Rogers and others.

Mt. Gillard Baptist Church:The 1st church in Lowndes County to permit mass meetings during the civil rights movement. Affectionately called "The Mother Church" by Lowndes County protest veterans. Today it continues to host civil rights and community meetings, and has become a tour site for visitors and tourists as a landmark in the freedom struggle. Mt Gillard was founded in 1820 with a mixed congregation of black and white members. In 1875, the black members separated and built a brush arbor as its first Church. The church was dedicated as Little Mt. Gilliard, and later a small frame building was constructed. In 1901, Little Mt. Gillard was built as its present site in the Trickem Community of the town of White Hall, and is currently known as Mount GIllard Baptist Church. (Click here for the Mt. Gillard Baptist Church video transcript)

Tent City:In 1965, many black share cropper families were evicted by white landowners for registering, and exercising their right to vote. Those who had no place else to go were housed on 5 acres of land, purchased in 1965 by civil rights workers and the Lowndes County Christian Movement for Human Rights. Tents were erected as emergency housing for ousted families. Many remained in Tent City for several months until other living arrangements could be made. It is now commemorated as the site of the National Park Service's Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail Interpretive Center.

Rosie Steele Farm Campsite:On the second night of the march from Selma to Montgomery, Rosie Steele, an elderly widow store owner, allows the Voting Rights marchers to camp on her property located along U.S. Highway 80 in White Hall. As a consequence, she suffered many reprisals including a boycott of her store by vendors and distributors. She died in 1975 at age 86.

Viola Liuzzo Memorial:This site, located near the general area where Viola Liuzzo, a Detroit housewife and mother of five, who was assisting marchers, was killed by a Ku Klux Klan member and an FBI informant after the march was completed. (Click here for Viola Liuzzo Memorial Video Transcript)

Robert Gardner Farm Campsite:On the second night of the march from Selma to Montgomery, Rosie Steele, an elderly widow store owner, allows the Voting Rights marchers to camp on her property located along U.S. Highway 80 in White Hall. As a consequence, she suffered many reprisals including a boycott of her store by vendors and distributors. She died in 1975 at age 86.

Old Lowndes County Jail:Located on U.S. Highway 80 and Caffey Road in Burkville, this was the location of the Voting Rights march's third overnight campsite. It was constructed on property belonging to the late Robert Gardner, .

Lowndes County Courthouse:Here murder trials of voting rights martyrs, Viola Liuzzo and Jonathan Daniels, were held..

City of Saint. Jude:Just outside of Montgomery, this was the last of the over night "camps" along the 54 mile voting rights march route. On the eve of their arrival at the Alabama capital, marchers were entertained here by Joan Baez, Peter, Paul, and Mary, Paul Newman, Sammy Davis Jr., and Harry Belafonte. (Click here for City of St. Jude Video transcript)

Five Point Hill:25,000 marchers paused here along Montgomery Street for a brief prayer before descending into downtown Montgomery and the Capital steps rally.

Alabama State Capitol Building:The final destination of the Selma to Montgomery, AL voting rights protest march. Montgomery was known as the "Capital of the Confederacy", home of then Governor Wallace was the "prize" of the march. At the Alabama Capitol Building, Martin Luther King delivered a significant, nationally televised speech. He spoke eloquently of the voting rights injustices, "No lie can live forever", and the movement's prospects for success, "How long? Not long!" (Click here for the Alabama State Capitol Building Video Transcript)

Civil Rights Memorial:A fountain sculpture designed by noted architect Maya Lin for the Southern Poverty Law Center. It celebrates the Civil Rights Movement and memorializes those who gave their lives to the cause.(Click here for Civil Rights Memorial Video transcript)

Dexter Ave. King Memorial. Baptist Church:Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was former pastor at this downtown Montgomery church. It was the site of many mass meetings, and a major landmark and rallying point as the voting rights protest march neared the Alabama State Capitol.(Click here for Dexter Ave. King Memorial. Baptist Church video transcript)

Live Oak Cemetery:Live Oak Cemetery (Click here for Live Oak Cemetery video transcript)