http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQTx4Iy_f0M

Sister Rosemary Flanigan discusses why nuns publicly marched from Selma to Montgomery with Martin Luther King Jr. and shares her memories of the civil rights gathering. From March 16 to March 25, 1965, civil rights activists marched from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama with the support of Federal officials, National Guard members, and the Army.

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Sister Rosemary Flanigan Remembers Marching to Montgomery appeared first on Witnify.

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Hear the motivational speech Dr. Martin Luther King gave before the march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. He promotes non-violent protest and urges his followers to not be afraid.

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‘I Would Rather Die… Than Make a Butchery of My Conscience’ appeared first on Witnify.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XArs06XavlE

From March 16, 1965 to the 25th civil rights activists marched from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama with the support of Federal officials, National Guard members, and the Army. They had attempted two failed attempts to march from Selma on March 7th and 9th.

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Historic Footage of the Successful March to Montgomery appeared first on Witnify.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSVNPHi4MQc

Hear Representative John Lewis recount the horrible events of the Bloody Sunday March to Montgomery on March 7, 1965 and watch footage of the police attacks that sent Lewis to the hospital. Civil rights activists attempted to march from Selma, Alabama to the capital of Montgomery three times before they were successful due to their National Guard and Army escort.

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John Lewis Remembers the Bloody Sunday That Hospitalized Him appeared first on Witnify.