On March 21, 1965, Martin Luther King Jr. successfully led thousands of peaceful protestors over the Edmund Pettus Bridge, beginning the march from Selma to Montgomery in support of voting rights for all. This was the third and final series of marches, following two failed attempts that were interrupted by violence from local law-enforcement. On this third attempt, protestors were protected by 2,000 soldiers of the U.S. Army, 1,900 members of the Alabama National Guard under federal command, and many FBI agents and federal marshals, all under the order of the president. Finally with protection, thousands of people felt comfortable joining the march as they started the five-day, 50-mile march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. held hands with his wife Coretta Scott King (a Marion native) as they lead thousands on the march. • • • This historic and inspiring moment was triggered by the shooting of Jimmie Lee Jackson in Marion, Alabama, just about a mile from th...