The Selma to Montgomery March - Montgomery, AL
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N 32° 21.094 W 086° 19.627
16S E 563314 N 3579604
Last location on the Selma to Montgomery Trail used as a campsite as part of the march to the Montgomery Capital in 1965.
Waymark Code: WMJVK4
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 01/03/2014
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Marker text:
On March 24,1965, more than 25,000 marchers seeking voting rights and protected by St. Jude Thaddeus, the patron saint of hopeless causes and champion of impossible causes, rested overnight on the grounds. Public facilities were closed to freedom seekers. Father Paul J. Mullaney, director, The City of St. Jude, opened parish facilities for marchers. Joining them were celebrities including Harry Belafonte, Sammy Davis, Jr., Leonard Bernstein, Mahalia Jackson, Shelly Winters and other supporters. The next morning marchers continued on to state capitol to further cause of voter registration.
Marker Name: The Selma to Montgomery March - They Camped Here
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Erected by the Alabama Historical Association.
Also see: http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1114
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1997
Marker Number: Not Listed
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