# @ncrmuseum on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DHdX1m1sK0X
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/27607198-ncrmuseum-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/0bb6b9bf8f.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-03-21T11:00:46.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NatCivilRightsMuseum (@NCRMuseum) — https://gondola.cc/NCRMuseum

## Caption

#OnThisDay 60 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led over 3,000 marchers through the streets of Selma in a pivotal 5 DAY journey toward Montgomery. This event marked the third attempt and a courageous stand against systemic oppression in the fight for voting rights. 

As they crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge, a location marked by previous violence and intimidation, the marchers were shielded by solidarity and persistence. Their determination underscored the urgent demand for justice and equality and advanced a movement that would help transform America’s civil rights landscape.
 
#Selma60 #StrongerTogether #History

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history, strongertogether, onthisday, selma60

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