Witnify http://witnify.com I was there. Sat, 26 Oct 2024 13:37:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.1 Selma to Montgomery Marches March on Selma: Amelia Boynton Robinson http://witnify.com/march-selma-amelia-boynton-robinson/ http://witnify.com/march-selma-amelia-boynton-robinson/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2015 03:00:25 +0000 http://witnify.com/?p=53698 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCMIXPOOJxk Amelia Boynton Robinson describes how the Selma March came to together and what compelled her to get involved. She was fighting for her right to vote.  Dr. Martin Luther King inspired by her treatment and then Jimmy Lee Johnson was killed.  “We are going to march from Montgomery to … Continue reading

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Amelia Boynton Robinson describes how the Selma March came to together and what compelled her to get involved. She was fighting for her right to vote.  Dr. Martin Luther King inspired by her treatment and then Jimmy Lee Johnson was killed.  “We are going to march from Montgomery to Selma…” said Dr. King.

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