1965

Selma Voting Rights Campaign & March to Montgomery (Jan-Mar)
     Jimmy Lee Jackson Murdered
     Bloody Sunday, Selma
     Student March, Montgomery
     Rev. James Reeb Murdered
     Selma-Montgomery March
     Murder of Viola Luizzo Malcolm X Murdered in NY (Feb)
Lowndes County Freedom Organization Founded (Mar)
Oneal Moore Murdered (June)
SCOPE Summer Project (June-Aug)
Southern Courier Founded (July)
Voting Rights Act (Aug)
Watts Rebellion (Aug)
Assasination of Jonathan Daniels (Aug)
Attempted Assasination of George Metcalfe (Aug)
Assembly of Un-Represented People DC (Aug)
Crawfordville, GA, School Bus Struggle (Oct)
Confrontations in Natchez, MS (Oct)
Poor-People's Corporation Founded

Selma Voting Rights Campaign & March to Montgomery (Jan-Mar)
Selma Photos
March to Montgomery Photos

19 Days in March — Chronology (links are to Bay Area Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement's "Selma & March to Montgomery" discussion)

March 7 Sunday.
      "Bloody Sunday" march in Selma
      SNCC's Mississippi staff comes to Selma
March 8 Monday. Injunction against marching to Montgomery
March 9 Tuesday.
      "Turn-Around Tuesday" march in Selma
      Tuskegee students call for "2nd Front"
      SNCC vs SCLC Meeting
      Ministers beaten, Rev. Reeb hospitalized
March 10 Wednesday.
      "Berlin Wall" stops marches in Selma
      Tuskegee students & SNCC arrive in Montgomery
      Students march on Montgomery Capitol building
March 11 Thursday.
      Rev. Reeb dies from the beating on Tuesday
      "Berlin Wall" vigil continues in Selma
      Confrontation At Dexter Church
March 12 Friday. "Berlin Wall" vigil continues in Selma
March 13 Saturday.
      Boycott pickets in Selma
      "Berlin Wall" vigil continues in Selma
March 14 Sunday.
      "Berlin Wall" vigil continues in Selma
      LBJ's "We Shall Overcome" speech calls for Voting Rights bill
March 15 Monday.
      Court overturns "Berlin Wall,"
      Reeb memorial mass march in Selma
      Student march in Montgomery
March 16 Tuesday.
      Student march attacked in Montgomery
      Forman's angry speech to mass meeting in Montgomery
March 17 Wednesday.
      Mass march to Montgomery courthouse
      Student pickets arrested in Montgomery
      Injunction against March to Montgomery lifted.
March 18. Thursday.
      March to Montgomery organization & preparation
      Demonstrations continue in Selma and Montgomery
March 19. Friday.
      March to Montgomery organization & preparation
      Demonstrations continue in Selma and Montgomery
March 20. Saturday.
      March to Montgomery organization & preparation
      Demonstrations continue in Selma and Montgomery
March 21-March 24 Sunday-Wednesday. The March to Montgomery
March 25 Thursday.
      March and rally at the Alabama Capitol building
      Murder of Viola Liuzzo

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For more information:
Selma Voting Rights Campaign & March to Montgomery for partial list of books.
Web links:
   Selma Voting Rights Campaign & March to Montgomery
   Martyrs of the Movement

Malcolm X Murdered in NY (Feb)

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For more information:
Malcolm X for web links.

Lowndes County Freedom Organization (LCFO) Founded (Mar)

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Photos

For more information:
Lowndes County Freedom Organization for web links.

Oneal Moore Murdered (June)

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For more information:
Martyrs of the Movement for web links.

SCOPE Summer Project (June-Aug)

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For more information:
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) for partial list of books.
Web links:
SCOPE Summer Project
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

Southern Courier Founded (July 65 - Dec 68)

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For more information:
Reporters and Reformers Robert Norrell, Master's thesis, University of Virginia, 1978.
"Reporters and Reformers: Story of Southern Courier," South Atlantic Quarterly, (Winter 1980)
Southern Courier for web links.

Voting Rights Act (Aug)

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For more information:
Civil Rights Legislation for partial list of books.
Voting Rights Act — 1965 for web links.

Watts Rebellion (Aug)

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Assasination of Jonathan Daniels (Aug)

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For more information:
Outside Agitator: Jon Daniels and the Civil Rights Movement in Alabama.
Web links:
   Assasination of Jonathan Daniels for web links.
   Martyrs of the Movement

Attempted Assasination of George Metcalfe (Aug)

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Assembly of Un-Represented People (Aug)

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Crawfordville, GA, School Bus Struggle (Oct)

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Confrontations in Natchez(Oct)

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Poor-People's Corporation Founded

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