Talk:Selma to Montgomery marches

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In a recent episode of "Win Ben Stein's Money", one of the questions was "What was the name of the march which took place in Selma, Alabama in 1965?" I don't suppose it was simply called "Selma to Montgomery marches"; so what was it?

I think the answer should have been the Civil Rights march from Selma to Montgomery

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[edit] Possible factual error

I believe that the "hangout for whites" talked about in the section "The second march" is actually a black bar. I read this in the history book "A History of US" by Joy Hakim. --Pianohacker (Talk) 20:20, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] murder of woman who provided transport for marchers

I recall a white woman who gave rides to marchers was later murdered when seen driving a black teenager home, but can't recall her name. Was she connected with this march? What's her name? Tuoreco 17:02, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

Her name was Viola Liuzzo, and yes, she was indeed connected with this march. We learned about her in my university class on the Civil Rights Movement. You can read more about her at her Wikipedia article, which as you can see I have provided a link to. Gujuguy 20:48, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Restored missing photos and text

On 10 November 2006, an anonymous editor removed a substantial amount of content for this page. I've restored nearly all of it. --Laefer 10:49, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Moving comment to talk

This was in the article as a reference - it obviously is not a reference - at best an unsourced statement:

<ref>[[Jefferson Davis]] had been sworn in as President of the [[Confederate States of America]] at the top of the steps and, ever since, every governor of Alabama has likewise taken the oath on the steps. Governor George Wallace did not allow King to speak from the "hallowed" steps of the capitol. Thus, King spoke while standing on a temporary stage, a flatbed truck, at the base of the capitol steps.</ref> </blockquote>