Remembering Selma, Alabama And The Passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

15-Mar

The 2014 release of the movie “Selma” and the national attention given to the 50th Anniversary of the civil-rights march over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, provided a background for celebrating the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In recognition thereof, the United States Disctrict Court for the District of New Jersey and this Society sponsored a panel discussion that addressed the Montgomery to Selma, Alabama marches that took place in 1965. That discussion took place in March, 2015, at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Building & United States Courthouse in Newark. The location was particularly appropriate given Dr. King’s integral involvement with the events discussed.