Selma to Montgomery: Pivotal in Civil Rights

Dr. King and the Marchers
The events in Selma unfolded a mere two months after King had received the Nobel Peace Prize and less than a year after the passage of the Civil Rights Act. He saw Selma as the perfect venue to maintain the momentum acquired by these gains and push for voter registration for blacks all across the Deep South, where it was estimated that over 70 percent of African Americans lacked the franchise. "We will bring a voting bill into being on the streets of Selma," he vowed. Here, King meets with local and national civil rights leaders to discuss strategy for the marches.

• The Greensboro Sit-In