Nothing defined more our days than those bloody struggles for civil, social and labor rights that millions of people fought throughout the world.
A remarkable example of them was the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. A civil movement that promoted equality before the law for all, without any
discrimination, especially to the African-American community.
This praiseworthy movement was directed mainly by Martin Luther King, outstanding dreamer, Nobel peace prize and symbol of struggle throughout the world.
The civil rights movement fought tirelessly to reach great achievements for the African-American community, its impact on history was and remains unimaginable.
Today his example, continue guiding our work for a world increasingly fair and free.
One of its great achievements was the approval of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, signed by President Johnson, after the bloody Marches of Selma to Montgomery.
That March 7, 1965, would completely change the history of the world. Thousands of protesters went to the Edmund Pettus Bridge to peacefully cross over to the capital of the state of Alabama and demand their right to vote freely, as citizens of the United States of America.
This gesture was not well received by the local authorities, who considered the act as a provocation and disturbance of public order. What motivated the sending of repressive forces to stop the demonstration.
That day, thousands of African-American citizens would come face to face with the Alabama state forces. Some armed with conviction in front of others armed with truncheons and tear gas.
The bloody images of that demonstration were broadcast live on national television and would be recorded in the collective imagination for generations.
Thousands of protesters were injured as a result of the excessive use of force, without any doubt, an example of conviction and civility, in the face of discrimination and the defense of the status quo.
The same Dr. King would say: "by far the biggest confrontation happened in the South of the USA".
This situation did not discourage the thousands of wounded protesters, because it awoke in society the empathy and contagion the courage of these brave fighters. Those with the help of Martin Luther King and thousands of citizens committed to freedom achieved not only took the capital of the State of Alabama but the approval days after the right to suffrage.
This heroic feat and our historical TBT, you can find it portrayed in the film Selma, an excellent historical piece that reflects the importance and transcendence of that day for the African-American community.
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