From Selma to Montgomery

From Selma to Montgomery
Title From Selma to Montgomery PDF eBook
Author Barbara Harris Combs
Publisher Routledge
Pages 238
Release 2013-11-26
Genre History
ISBN 1136173765

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On March 7, 1965, a peaceful voting rights demonstration in Selma, Alabama, was met with an unprovoked attack of shocking violence that riveted the attention of the nation. In the days and weeks following "Bloody Sunday," the demonstrators would not be deterred, and thousands of others joined their cause, culminating in the successful march from Selma to Montgomery. The protest marches led directly to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a major piece of legislation, which, ninety-five years after the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment, made the practice of the right to vote available to all Americans, irrespective of race. From Selma to Montgomery chronicles the marches, placing them in the context of the long Civil Rights Movement, and considers the legacy of the Act, drawing parallels with contemporary issues of enfranchisement. In five concise chapters bolstered by primary documents including civil rights legislation, speeches, and news coverage, Combs introduces the Civil Rights Movement to undergraduates through the courageous actions of the freedom marchers.

Selma’s Bloody Sunday

Selma’s Bloody Sunday
Title Selma’s Bloody Sunday PDF eBook
Author Robert A. Pratt
Publisher JHU Press
Pages 158
Release 2017-01-31
Genre History
ISBN 1421421593

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Slow march toward freedom -- Seeds of protest -- Bloody Sunday -- My feets is tired, but my soul is rested -- A season of suffering

Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom

Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom
Title Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom PDF eBook
Author Lynda Blackmon Lowery
Publisher Penguin
Pages 146
Release 2016-12-27
Genre Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN 0147512166

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A memoir of the Civil Rights Movement from one of its youngest heroes--now in paperback will an all-new discussion guide. As the youngest marcher in the 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Albama, Lynda Blackmon Lowery proved that young adults can be heroes. Jailed eleven times before her fifteenth birthday, Lowery fought alongside Martin Luther King, Jr. for the rights of African-Americans. In this memoir, she shows today's young readers what it means to fight nonviolently (even when the police are using violence, as in the Bloody Sunday protest) and how it felt to be part of changing American history. Straightforward and inspiring, this beautifully illustrated memoir brings readers into the middle of the Civil Rights Movement, complementing Common Core classroom learning and bringing history alive for young readers.

Marching for Equality

Marching for Equality
Title Marching for Equality PDF eBook
Author Vanessa Oswald
Publisher Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Pages 106
Release 2017-12-15
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 1534562427

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One of the greatest leaders in American history, Martin Luther King Jr., organized a march from Selma, Alabama, to that state’s capital, Montgomery, in 1965. He and other activists wanted to call attention to the civil rights violations that plagued Alabama, as well as the struggle many African Americans were going through to exercise their right to vote. Readers learn about this important moment in American history through comprehensive text, quotes from civil rights leaders, and powerful photographs from the historic march to Montgomery.

Selma, Lord, Selma

Selma, Lord, Selma
Title Selma, Lord, Selma PDF eBook
Author Sheyann Webb
Publisher University of Alabama Press
Pages 164
Release 1997-04-30
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0817308989

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This moving firsthand account puts the 1965 struggle for Civil Rights in Selma, Alabama, in very human terms.

Selma and the Liuzzo Murder Trials

Selma and the Liuzzo Murder Trials
Title Selma and the Liuzzo Murder Trials PDF eBook
Author James P. Turner
Publisher University of Michigan Press
Pages 145
Release 2018-01-10
Genre Law
ISBN 0472053744

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A fascinating examination of the Viola Liuzzo trials, with a foreword by Ari Berman

Reflections of the 1965 Freedom March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama

Reflections of the 1965 Freedom March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama
Title Reflections of the 1965 Freedom March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama PDF eBook
Author Susan Jans-Thomas
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2012
Genre African Americans
ISBN 9780773426535

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"Dr. Jans-Thomas revisits an important location in the Civil Rights movement and walks through various places along the march from Selma to Birmingham, Alabama. Her stories are largely anecdotal, but the overall portrait she paints of the towns are vivid because she outlines how the culture has changed since the 1950's and 60's. The portrayal of the towns is suitable, not only for introductory college students, but advanced high school students as well. The book reads like a historical narrative and a sociological field study, and its importance derives from the juxtaposition of past struggles mixed with signs of the contemporary triumphs that the Civil Rights movement achieved. Collectively, we all participate in history. The purpose of this study is to show that agents of change have an important role to play in shaping the future of the communities they impact."--publisher website.