Selma to Montgomery marches

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
gptkb:Student_Nonviolent_Coordinating_Committee
gptkbp:commemorated_by gptkb:recreational_area
gptkbp:commemoration gptkb:Selma_Bridge_Crossing_Jubilee
annual march
gptkbp:commemorative_plaque located in Montgomery
located in Selma
gptkbp:commemorative_statue gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr._statue
gptkb:John_Lewis_statue
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired art and literature
gptkbp:cultural_representation gptkb:books
gptkb:films
gptkb:songs
gptkbp:duration five days
gptkbp:federal_support U. S. Army presence
gptkbp:first_march_date March 7, 1965
gptkbp:first_march_name gptkb:Bloody_Sunday
gptkbp:government_response federal protection for marchers
U. S. Army protection
federal court order
gptkbp:historical_analysis documentaries produced
studied in universities
scholarly articles written
exhibits created
public discussions held
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
disenfranchisement
segregation
gptkbp:historical_documentation gptkb:Public_Library
gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkb:Archives
Civil Rights Movement archives
gptkbp:historical_event greater voter registration
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol of unity
symbol of justice
symbol of struggle
landmark in civil rights history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Selma to Montgomery marches
gptkbp:impact increased awareness of racial injustice
increased voter registration
gptkbp:initiated_by gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:inspired future protests
gptkbp:is_a_destination_for gptkb:Alabama_State_Capitol
gptkbp:is_documented_in film ' Selma'
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:spiritual_leader
gptkb:students
white allies
African American activists
gptkbp:key_event march from Selma to Montgomery
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for future movements
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:local_opposition segregationists
gptkbp:location gptkb:Alabama
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive
national attention
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:John_Lewis
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Rosa_Parks
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:John_Lewis
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Rosa_Parks
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkbp:participants approximately 25,000
thousands
gptkbp:public_perception awareness of civil rights issues
support for desegregation
support for voting rights
gptkbp:purpose voting rights
gptkbp:resulted_in gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkbp:route gptkb:U._S._Route_1
gptkbp:second_march_date March 9, 1965
gptkbp:significance civil rights advocacy
gptkbp:third_march_date March 21-25, 1965
gptkbp:year gptkb:1965
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Lewis
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3