The Sixties in America
Start with the entry on “March on Selma” for an overview of the background to and events of that fateful march.
Reference E 841 .S55
Martin Luther King Encyclopedia
Martin Luther King’s participation in organizing the march is often highlighted, along with the speeches he gave. Find out more here.
REF E185.97 .K5 M334 2008
Black Studies Center
Look up “Selma” and find video clips and photographs under “Multimedia,” or check out interviews with Black Historymakers who have something to say about their experiences. http://ezproxy.drew.edu/login?url=http://ezproxy.drew.edu/login/bsc
Encyclopedia of African-American Civil Rights
Start with the entry on Selma to Montgomery March to be led to asterisked entries on people who participated and organized it.
Reference E 185.61 .E54
Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History
Find out more about Jimmy Lee Jackson, the voting rights marcher whose death at the hands of police inspired the Selma to Montgomery March.
REF E185 .E54 2006 OR http://tinyurl.com/Enc-Af-Am-Culture-Drew
Credo Reference
Find more about the Selma March, as well Selma’s part in the Civil War, by searching the many reference books here for “Selma to Montgomery march”.
http://search.credoreference.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/
Oxford African American Studies Center
The text of MLK’s “Selma March Address”: “our feet are tired, but our souls are rested…We are on the move now” and in-depth articles on related issues. http://www.oxfordaasc.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/