Participants, Some Carrying American flags, Marching in the Civil Rights March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965

 

Marchers move along a residential street during the 1965 Selma to Montgomery campaign, many carrying American flags as they press forward in support of voting rights for African Americans. Organized after years of disenfranchisement and intimidation, the demonstrations drew national attention to the barriers faced in the South. The presence of ordinary men, women, and young people underscored the broad base of the movement and its commitment to nonviolent protest.