Ka dib markii dadka deegaanka ay SCLC ka codsadeen caawimaad, King wuxuu yimid Selma si uu u hoggaamiyo dhowr socod, kaas oo lagu xiray isaga iyo 250 kale oo mudaaharaadayaal ah. Dadka socodka ah waxay sii wadeen inay la kulmaan iska caabin rabshad leh oo ka timid booliska. Jimmie Lee Jackson, oo deggan meel u dhow Marion, ayaa booliska ku dilay socod dambe Febraayo 17, 1965. Dhimashada Jackson ayaa ku dhiirrigelisay James Bevel, oo ah agaasimaha dhaqdhaqaaqa Selma, inuu bilaabo oo uu abaabulo qorshe uu uga socdo Selma ilaa Montgomery, caasimadda gobolka. Su'aal: Dhimashadii MLK yaa kiciyay?
Jimmie Lee Jackson oo ah