Selma to Montgomery: Pivotal in Civil Rights

On the Road
The total distance of the march was 54 miles. It required five days of walking. Not all who set out made the entire journey: because the route along Highway 80 narrowed to two lanes at one point, the judge ruled that only a limited number of marchers would be allowed to walk for the two days the march passed through this narrow section. The rest of the marchers traveled back to Selma by bus or car.

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