Selma “We’re not asking, we’re demanding” were spoken by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. while preaching to a group of black individuals about fighting for their rights to vote. Back in the 1960s, the Civil Rights Movement was one of the most disturbing times for blacks in America, but it was also one of the most influential times. The influence of the movement showed hope, pride, courage, etc. African Americans in Southern states still inhabited a starkly unequal world of disenfranchisement, segregation and various forms of oppression, including race-inspired violence (Civil Rights Movement).During this time, Dr. King, who was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement led many in marches and protests to help achieve their success of equal rights and being able to vote. Selma showed a theme to help encourage to fight for what you believe in and had a few other themes to help influence that by fear and nonviolence. …show more content…
During the 1960s, blacks in the South were still getting denied their ability to vote. Dr. King and his campaign went down to Selma to equalize voting rights by marching from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama. The distance between the two cities was roughly 50 miles. Before stating that there President Lyndon Johnson told Dr. King that there would not be enough protection for Dr. King and the protestors to march between the two cities. He also stated that they would never make it on the rural highway and it would be open season for the whites to try to murder all of them. With Dr. King belief he was able to lead the march from Selma to Montgomery and six months later, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act in