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March 7, 1965, a day that will forever be remembered as "Bloody Sunday" when 600 civil rights marchers were attacked by police with clubs, tear gas, and dogs. For a span of 3 weeks civil rights activists marched from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama averaging 10 miles a day. The goal was to gain voting rights for African Americans. This task wouldn't be easy, and the marchers ended up doing 3 marches during the timespan. The first of the marches was Bloody Sunday. Led by John Lewis, the march went smoothly until they reached Edmund Pettis Bridge where they were met by state police troops. There they were beaten very badly earning the name Bloody Sunday. The second march was on March 9, 1965 now with 2,500 marchers they got all the way back to the bridge before being turned around again. The final march took place on March 21, 1965 with 8,000 strong in Montgomery. they marched for 4 days and on March 25th they were 25,000 strong. they got to the state Capitol Building where Dr. Martin Luther King gave his "How Long, Not Long" speech. In response to the last march the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed outawing discriminatory voting practices against African Americans.

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Picture of the Marchers: [] MLK Leading the March: [] Police Using Clubs: [] Teargas: [|http://www.bbc.co.uky/learningzone/clips/images/previews/s_hist/s_hist_ec_03636_16x9.jpg] [] On the Bridge: []