Today in History: Martin Luther King Jr. leads civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery

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Today is Thursday, March 21, the 81st day of 2024. There are 285 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 21, 1965, civil rights demonstrators led by the Rev. Martin Luther Kin…

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. links arms with other civil rights leaders as they begin the march to the state capitol in Montgomery from Selma on March 21, 1965. Accompanying King, fourth from right, are on his left Ralph Bunche, undersecretary of the United Nations, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth.Today is Thursday, March 21, the 81st day of 2024. There are 285 days left in the year.On March 21, 1965, civil rights demonstrators led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

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