The Selma to Montgomery march was part of a series of civil rights protests that occurred in 1965 in Alabama, a Southern state with deeply entrenched racist policies. In March of that year, in an effort to register black voters in the South, protesters marching the 54-mile route from Selma to the state capital of Montgomery were confronted with deadly violence from local authorities and white vigilante groups. As the world watched, the protesters—under the protection of federalized National Guar

In PEOPLE's latest issue, actress and MS activist Selma Blair opens up for the first time about her harrowing youth, her new memoir and her relationship with her late mother. Watch the full PeopleTV special: bit.ly/39HlRtw | People

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