"Today I want to tell the city of Selma, today I want to say to the state of Alabama, today I want to say to the people of America and the nations of the world, that we are not about to turn around. We are on the move now. ⁠ Yes, we are on the move and no wave of racism can stop us. We are on the move now. The burning of our churches will not deter us. The bombing of our homes will not dissuade us. We are on the move now. The beating and killing of our clergymen and young people will not divert us. We are on the move now. The wanton release of their known murderers would not discourage us. We are on the move now. ⁠ Like an idea whose time has come, not even the marching of mighty armies can halt us. We are moving to the land of freedom."⁠ Speaking on this day in 1965, Martin Luther King Jr addresses some 25,000 people who had joined him on the third and final march from Selma to Montgomery.⁠ See gettyarchive for archival footage from the event or follow our bio link for more coverage.⁠...