March in Selma (Pt. 2, Turnaround Tuesday).

selma to montgomery march

An infographic about the Selma to Montgomery marches' backstories and influences. This is apart of a three-post series, this particular one focusing on Turnaround Tuesday.

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what were the selma to montgomery marches?

The marches from Selma to Montgomery, that took place between 7 March 1965 and 25 March 1965, were three separate marches that took place over the month of March, to fight against voter disenfranchisement faced by Black people during the height of the Jim Crow era and segregation. The first one was Bloody Sunday, followed by Turnaround Tuesday and finally a third successful march into Montgomery.

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turnaround tuesday

Turnaround Tuesday happened on March 9 1965, two days after Bloody Sunday. On this date, Martin Luther King Jr., alongside Coretta Scott King and countless other supporters of justice equality and the Civil Rights Movement over the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

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what was significant about this march?

Something that stood out about this march was the event that happened during the march. When state troopers orderd the demonstraters to halt, King turned the procession around, after the protesters kneeled and prayed.

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what did turnaround tuesday lead tO?

The night of 9 March 1965, three white clergymen, who had attended the protest hours prior, were assaulted. James J. Reeb, one of the men attacked, died of his wounds. This march and event led to the third and final march of the three marches in Selma.

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references

• Britannica.Jeff Wallenfeldt.24 November 2020. https://www.britannica.com/event/SelmaMarch#ref324495 Accessed 2 February 2021. • The Guardian. Katy Stoddard. 20 March 2015. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/from-the-archive-blog/2015/mar/20/selma-montgomery-freedom-march-martin-luther-king-1965 Accessed 2 February 2021.

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