In an act of nonviolence, civil rights activists like John Lewis participated in a march from Selma to Montgomery. But they were met with violence by state troopers on what would become known as "Bloody Sunday." It didn't stop demonstrators, leading to more marches and the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Watch "Bridge to Freedom (1965)" and the whole series on WORLD, and stream Season 1 now on the https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyeJxD05YnoDquRMNBfBqw app and at http://bit.ly/WC_EOTP EYES ON THE PRIZE: The definitive story of the civil rights era from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life, and embodied a struggle whose reverberations continue to be felt today. Narrated by political leader and civil rights activist Julian Bond (1940-2015). #americanhistory #blackhistory #civilrightsmovement #activism #alabama #vote #voting #voterregistration #votingrights SUBSCRIBE YouTube: http://bit.ly/WC_YTSubscribe Newsletter: https://worldchannel.org/newsletter-subscription/ FOLLOW WORLD: Website: https://worldchannel.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WORLDChannel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worldchannel/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/worldchannel TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@worldchannel WORLD shares the best of public media in news, documentaries and programming. WORLD’s original series examine the issues and amplify the voices of those often ignored by mainstream media. The multicast 24/7 channel helps audiences understand conflicts, movements and cultures from around the globe. Its original work has won a Peabody Award, an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award, an International Documentary Association Award, a National News and Documentary Emmy Award, two Webby Awards and many others honoring diversity of content and makers. WORLD is carried by 194 member stations in markets representing 77% of US TV households. Funding for WORLD Channel is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Wyncote Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts and Artworks. WORLD is produced by GBH in partnership with WNET and is distributed by American Public Television (APT).