In 1965, just weeks after the Selma to Montgomery marches, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood before thousands of Bruins, urging them to take action for equality. Today, we honor his powerful message and enduring legacy. Hear his full speech: bit.ly/40oM8n0 #MLKDay | UCLA

The Selma to Montgomery march was part of a series of civil rights protests that occurred in 1965 in Alabama, a Southern state with deeply entrenched racist policies. In March of that year, in an effort to register black voters in the South, protesters marching the 54-mile route from Selma to the state capital of Montgomery were confronted with deadly violence from local authorities and white vigilante groups. As the world watched, the protesters—under the protection of federalized National Guar

275K views · 16K reactions | How Long,Not Long….We On The Move Now At the culmination of the March 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches to protest for the removal of the discriminatory, racially motivated barriers to Black people exercising the right to vote, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave this speech on the steps of the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery. #MLKJr | Black Power Manifestation/A.A.N/Bpppgh | Facebook

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