A ranar 7 ga Maris, 1965, da aiki a kan Bevel ta shirin, Hosea Williams na SCLC da Yahaya Lewis na SNCC ya jagoranci wani Maris na 600 mutane su yi tafiya da 54 mil (87 km) daga Selma zuwa jihar babban birnin kasar a Montgomery. shida tubalan a cikin Maris, a Edmund Pettus Bridge inda masu zanga-zanga bar birnin da kuma koma cikin gundumar, jihar sojojin da kuma na gida gundumar dokar tilasta yin aiki, wasu hawa a kan doki, suka kai hari da m masu zanga-zanga da billy clubs, hawaye gas, roba bututu a nade a barbed waya, da kuma bull lashes. suka fitar da masu zanga-zanga baya cikin Selma.
Mutane 600