Aretha, David.

Selma and the Voting Rights Act / by David Aretha. - 1st ed. - Greensboro, N.C. : Morgan Reynolds Pub., c2008. - 128 p. : ill. (some col.), map : 24 cm. - Civil rights series .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-122) and index.

White voters only -- Demanding the ballot -- Bloody Selma -- "We shall overcome" -- The march -- Breakthrough at the ballot box -- Life after Selma -- Timeline.

ISBN: 9781599350561 1599350564

LCCN: 2007024655

Subjects--Personal Names:
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Subjects--Meeting Names:
Selma to Montgomery Rights March Selma, Ala.). (1965 :

Subjects--Topical Terms:
African Americans--Civil rights--History--Alabama--Selma--20th century.
Civil rights movements--History--Alabama--Selma--20th century.
African Americans--Suffrage--History--Alabama--Selma--20th century.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Selma (Ala.)--Race relations--History--20th century.

LC Class. No.: F334.S4 / A74 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 324.6/208996073