2012 Selma to Montgomery March for "Voters Rights"
Rev. Dr. Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network (NAN) and radio talk show host for the Syndication One News-Talk Network - partnering with national organizations, congressional
leaders, and activists - will march from Selma to Montgomery March 4-9 to lead the
fight to protect civil and voter rights.
The 5-day march will commemorate the historic 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights march and will begin at the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Sunday, March 4th ending with a rally at the Alabama State Capitol on Friday, March 9.
The march is in support of voting rights and to highlight the continuing efforts against voter suppression. This includes the efforts to defeat voter identification laws and reverse anti-immigration laws in the state of Alabama.
Congressman John Lewis, who helped lead the march in 1965 with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, will help lead the march again in 2012 with over a dozen Black and Hispanic members of Congress in support of the march.
The 5-day march will commemorate the historic 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights march and will begin at the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Sunday, March 4th ending with a rally at the Alabama State Capitol on Friday, March 9.
The march is in support of voting rights and to highlight the continuing efforts against voter suppression. This includes the efforts to defeat voter identification laws and reverse anti-immigration laws in the state of Alabama.
Congressman John Lewis, who helped lead the march in 1965 with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, will help lead the march again in 2012 with over a dozen Black and Hispanic members of Congress in support of the march.
Partnering
with National Action Network and Congressman John Lewis are AFSCME (American Federation of State, County
and Municipal Employees), the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the National
Organization for Women (NOW), National Urban League (NUL), The Leadership
Conference on Civil and Human Rights, The American Federation of Labor and
Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), NAACP, National Coalition on
Black Civic Participation (NCBCP), American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
American Federation of Teachers (AFT), and Communications Workers of America
(CWA).
The march will include daily rallies and teach-ins in cities along Route 80
in Alabama including Selma, Hayneville, Lowndesboro; and Montgomery.
On the last day of the march on March 9th there will be a rally on the Capitol steps in Montgomery, Alabama.
On the last day of the march on March 9th there will be a rally on the Capitol steps in Montgomery, Alabama.
Tentative
Schedule for the 47th Anniversary of the Reenactment of the Selma to
Montgomery March
Sunday,
March 4th, 2012
Day
|
Date
|
Event
|
Time
|
Place
|
Sunday
|
Mar
4th
|
MLK
& Coretta King Breakfast
|
7:15
am
|
Wallace
Community College
|
Sunday
|
Mar
4th
|
Pre-March
Rally
|
1:30
pm
|
Brown
Chapel AME Church
|
Sunday
|
Mar
4th
|
March
Begins
|
2:30
pm
|
Brown
Chapel AME Church
|
Sunday
|
Mar
4th
|
Ceremony-Inductions
into the Voting Rights Hall of Fame
|
3:00
pm
|
Across
the Edmund Pettus Bridge-Voting Rights Park
|
Sunday
|
Mar4th
|
Monument
Dedication
|
3:30
pm
|
Voting
Rights Memorial Park
|
Sunday
|
Mar
4th
|
Begin
Selma to Montg. March Mile marker 87.3 Plantation Inn App. 2
miles
|
4:00pm
|
Hwy.
80, Across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Mile Marker 85
|
Sunday
|
Mar
4th
|
End
march for the day
|
5:30
pm
|
At
the Plantation/Economy Inn 2322 US Hwy 80
|
Tentative
Schedule for the 47th Anniversary of the Reenactment of the Selma to
Montgomery March
Monday,
March 5th, 2012
Day
|
Date
|
Event
|
Time
|
Place
|
Monday
|
Mar
5th
|
March
Start
|
9:00
am
|
Mile
Marker 88
|
Monday
|
Mar
5th
|
Rest
Stop
|
10:30
am
|
Mile
Marker 91 Chevron Gas Station
|
Monday
|
Mar
5th
|
Rest
Stop
|
12:15
pm
|
Lunch
Southside High School Mile Marker 96
|
Monday
|
Mar
5th
|
March
Resumes
|
1:00
pm
|
|
Monday
|
Mar
5th
|
Rest
Stop
|
2:00
pm
|
Mile
Marker 98
|
Monday
|
Mar
5th
|
March
ends for the day
|
3:00
pm
|
Mile
Marker 100 Care Office Benton, AL
|
Monday
|
Mar
5th
|
Rally
|
6:00-8:00
pm
|
Tabernacle
Baptist Church- 1431 Broad Street Selma, AL
36701
|
Tentative
Schedule for the 47th Anniversary of the Reenactment of the Selma to
Montgomery March
Tuesday,
March 6th, 2012
Day
|
Date
|
Event
|
Time
|
Place
|
Tuesday
|
Mar
6th
|
Bus
leave for marching starting point Mile Marker 100
|
9:00
am
|
Care
Office Benton,AL
|
Tuesday
|
Mar
6th
|
Rest
Stop
|
10:30
am
|
Mile
Marker 102 Shell Gas Station
|
Tuesday
|
Mar
6th
|
Rest
Stop
|
12:15
pm
|
Lunch
Interpreter Center Mile Marker 106
|
Tuesday
|
Mar
6th
|
March
Resumes
|
1:00
pm
|
|
Tuesday
|
Mar
6th
|
Rest
Stop
|
2:00
pm
|
Mile
Marker 108
|
Tuesday
|
Mar
6th
|
March
Ends
|
3:00
pm
|
Mile
Marker 111 Viola Liusso Monument
|
Tuesday
|
Mar
6th
|
Rally
|
6:00
pm-8:00pm
|
First
Baptist Church- 709 Dr. Martin Luther King Street Selma, AL
36701
|
Tentative
Schedule for the 47th Anniversary of the Reenactment of the Selma to
Montgomery March
Wednesday,
March 7th, 2012
Day
|
Date
|
Event
|
Time
|
Place
|
Wednesday
|
Mar
7th
|
March
Starts
|
9:00
am
|
Mile
Marker 111 Viola Liusso Monument
|
Wednesday
|
Mar
7th
|
Rest
Stop
|
10:30am
|
Mile
Marker 114 BP Gas Station Lowndesboro
|
Wednesday
|
Mar
7th
|
Rest
Stop
|
12:15
pm
|
Lunch
Canaan Hills Primitive Bapt. Church Mile Marker 116
|
Wednesday
|
Mar
7th
|
March
Resumes
|
1:00
pm
|
|
Wednesday
|
Mar
7th
|
Rest
Stop
|
2:00
pm
|
Mile
Marker 118
|
Wednesday
|
Mar
7th
|
March
Ends
|
3:00
pm
|
Mile
Marker 120 Just inside Montgomery County Line
|
Wednesday
|
Mar
7th
|
Rally
|
6:00pm-8:00pm
|
Jackson-Steele
Community Center- 590 Lowndes County Road 23 White Hall, AL
36040
|
Tentative
Schedule for the 47th Anniversary of the Reenactment of the Selma to
Montgomery March
Thursday,
March 8th, 2012
Day
|
Date
|
Event
|
Time
|
Place
|
Thursday
|
Mar
8th
|
March
Starts
|
9:00
am
|
Mile
Marker 120
|
Thursday
|
Mar
8th
|
Rest
Stop
|
10:30
am
|
Mile
Marker 123
|
Thursday
|
Mar
8th
|
Rest
Stop
|
12:15
pm
|
Lunch
Mile Marker 126 Citgo Gas Station
|
Thursday
|
Mar
8th
|
March
Resumes
|
1:00pm
|
|
Thursday
|
Mar
8th
|
Rest
Stop
|
2:00
pm
|
Mile
Marker 128 Fire Station M.P.D. Take Over Security
|
Thursday
|
Mar
8th
|
March
Ends
|
3:00
pm
|
Saint
Jude
|
Thursday
|
Mar
8th
|
Rally
|
6:00pm-8:00pm
|
St.
Jude’s Educational Institute- 2080 West Fairview Avenue Montgomery, AL
36104
|
Tentative
Schedule for the 47th Anniversary of the Reenactment of the Selma to
Montgomery March
Friday,
March 9th, 2012
Day
|
Date
|
Event
|
Time
|
Place
|
Friday
|
Mar
9th
|
March
Starts
|
9:00
am
|
Saint
Jude- Travel the Historic Selma to Montgomery March Route
|
Friday
|
Mar
9th
|
Rest
Stop
|
10:30am
|
|
Friday
|
Mar
9th
|
Arrive
at State Capitol
|
12:00
noon
|
State
Capitol
|
Friday
|
Mar
9th
|
Rally
|
12:00
noon
|
Steps
of the Alabama State Capitol- 600 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, AL
36130
|
Friday
|
Mar
9th
|
Rally
|
6:00pm-8:00pm
|
Dexter
Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church- 454 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, AL
36104
|
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