March 25, 1965 | "Our God is Marching On!"

They said that we would not come here. Some people say that we can only come here, but today the world knows that we are here. We stand in front of the power of Alabama and say as follows. . "

Three civil rights activists were killed in the process of the Selma movement, and many demonstrators were beaten at the Edmund Petas Bridge.

This speech means the end of the first phase of the civil rights movement seeking legal and political rights. The next step will focus on economic inequality

The King talked about the staircase of Montgomery State Capitol, a city known as the "birthplace of the Federation".

Selmaumachi was known from Selma, Alabama to the political parade of the capital Montgomery, in March from Selma to Montgomery, and it took place from March 21 to 25, 1965. Under the guidance of Martin Luther King, the parade was the climax of several events. During the turbulent week, the demonstrators tried marching twice, but they were intercepted violently by the local police. About 25,000 people participated in the parade about 50 miles (80 kilometers). Together, these events became a breakthrough event in the American civil rights movement, which directly led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

On March 25, 1965, Pastor Martin Luther King and 25,000 marched to support the voting rights of African Americans from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. At the end of the parade, blonde made this speech and often called "how long, not long." Speaking is occasionally provocative, quoting the violence that bothered sports at the time. In fact, the last parade on March 7 reacted violently by the state police who defeated Selma Edmund Petas Bridge and advanced. Kim's speech clearly shows that this movement can not be discouraged so far and encourages people to continue struggling.

On March 21, 1965, the 3 rd parade began, Dr. King King and 8,000 marchers of all races departed from Montgomery from the AME church of Brown Church. Marchers arrived in Montgomery County on 24 March and 25,000 people went to Alabama State Capitol on March 25.

March 17 - 25, 1965: King, James Foreman, John Lewis led civil rights marches from Selma to Montgomery. July 9, 1965: Congress passed the voting rights law in 1965. This measure prohibits states from using methods to rule out literacy tests and other African American votes. April 4, 1967: King opposed the Vietnam War and addressed 3,000 people at Riverside Church in New York. In his speech entitled "Vietnam Vietnam", the king said that the war effort "to bring them to the young black people who jealous of our society to guarantee that their Southeast Asian freedom is not 8000 miles I sent it away. " Two weeks later in the southwestern part of the state and East Haarlem, he and other activists joined thousands of demonstrators into the anti-war UN demonstrations.