The March To Montgomery

I read The March To Montgomery by John Lewis and its mainly about African American people being able to have the right to vote. After Lyndon Baines Johnson became president of the united states the black people wasn't able to vote. Because of this Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Reverned Ralph Abernathy, Andrew Young and John Lewis " The writer" came up with a plan to try and win rights for blacks to vote. They decided that they would march from Selma, Alabama to Montogomery, Alabama.

Even though the SCNN Would'nt allow it to happen there were people coming from all over to join the march. They met outside the church to get ready for the march. Everyone lined up and as they started to march once they got to the Alabama River there were state troopers every where, But they decided to keep marching thinking that they was'nt going to hurt them but just arrest them. Instead the troopers attacked them leaving lots of people down on the ground. the next day they tryed again,but when they got to the river they were turned back.

Afterward The President went on television and made a speech.He Called the
Military to protect them. At Night they had lights up in the fields where they were staying they also had someone responsible for preparation of food. It took them four to five days to get to Montogomery. When they made it there everyone gathered together in front of Saint Jude's School and church. The next morning they marched down the street of Montgomery to the capital and by the time they got there they had over thirty thousand people behind them.

Over all I really like this story. It reminded me of my dad running the torch one year and had a lot of people behind him but the only diffrents was he didnt have people attacking them. I think it was sad how they were treated even if they wasnt suppose to be marching the state troopers didnt have to hurt them. I believe that they could of handled it better then they did. I also felt sorry for them cause i feel like they shouldnt have had to go through the pain they had to go through.