The second march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, led by the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. Many white clergymen are seen in the ranks of marchers. The marchers are confronted by armed and helmeted Alabama State Troopers, and a quiet standoff ensues. The marchers kneel to pray, en masse.
African American civil rights leaders and marchers cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge. However, they are under a judicial restraining order, so they go no further in this second attempted march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. African American Men and women and some white people (especially clergymen) participate in the Civil Rights march. Alabama State Police officers watch the marchers, as they turn away from the main highway after crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge, over the Alabama River.
After discontinuing the second attempted civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, African American civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King speaks to the marchers and reporters on steps of Brown Chapel, African Methodist Episcopal Church (410 Martin Luther King St, Selma, AL 36703, United States) in Selma, Alabama. Ralph Abernathy is directly behind King. The marchers were still under a judicial restraining order that they hoped would soon be lifted. King wanted marchers to stay in Selma until the march was approved by the Court.
California Governor Ronald Reagan and wife Nancy Reagan celebrate his Gubernatorial election victory at the Biltmore Hotel (506 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90071, United States) in Los Angeles, California. Republican supporters wave their hats and cheer as Reagan announces that 'partisanship ends today'.
Governor Ronald Reagan at the 1968 Republican National Convention in Miami, Florida. Governor Ronald Reagan gives a brief speech. He talks about leadership, integrity and economy of the United States. He talks about setting an example for the nations of the world. Crowd cheer him and clap.
Governor Ronald Reagan addresses the 1968 Republican National Convention, in Miami Beach, Florida. Governor Ronald Reagan gives a brief speech about leadership, integrity and economy of the United States. He advocates peace through (military) strength, and notes that "we will not accept it as a dispensation of some foreign country." Crowd cheers and clap.
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