The Selma to Montgomery march, also known as the Selma voting rights march, was a significant event in the civil rights movement that took place in March 1965. The march was organized to advocate for voting rights for African Americans in the South, who faced widespread discrimination and voter suppression tactics such as literacy tests and poll taxes.

The first attempted march, known as "Bloody Sunday," took place on March 7, 1965, when civil rights activists, including John Lewis and Amelia Boynton Robinson, were brutally attacked by Alabama state troopers as they crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma. The violent confrontation was broadcast on television screens across the country and sparked outrage, leading to increased support for the civil rights movement.

In the aftermath of Bloody Sunday, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders called for a second march from Selma to the state capital in Montgomery to demand voting rights legislation. On March 21, 1965, the march began with thousands of supporters, both Black and white, marching together in solidarity.

After a four-day, 54-mile journey, the marchers arrived in Montgomery on March 25, 1965, where they were greeted by a crowd of over 25,000 supporters. The successful completion of the march and the national attention it garnered played a significant role in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which prohibited racial discrimination in voting and enabled millions of African Americans to exercise their right to vote.

The Selma to Montgomery march remains a powerful symbol of the struggle for civil rights and the ongoing fight for equality and justice in America.