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Rule 32 Petition
In 1965, civil rights activists including Martin Luther King, Jr. organized several protests to fight for the protection of voting rights for African-Americans, including a 54-mile march from Selma to Montgomery. The protests were met with extreme police violence. That year, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which banned practices and laws aimed at preventing African-Americans from voting.
Voting Rights Protests of 1965 (Selma-to-Montgomery Marches) Quotes in Just Mercy
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Chapter 2 Quotes
“You see this scar on the top of my head?” He tilted his head to show me. “I got that scar in Greene County, Alabama trying to register to vote in 1964. You see this scar on the side of my head? […] I got that scar in Mississippi demanding civil rights. […] These aren’t my scars, cuts and bruises. These are my medals of honor.”
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After his own jarring experience with racial profiling, Stevenson begins giving speeches at black churches and community centers to educate the public about the importance of knowing their rights and demanding police accountability. At one such church, the old man in the wheelchair asks to speak with Stevenson after his speech. The man tells Stevenson that he has to keep “beating the drum for justice,” and he shows Stevenson the scars that he received at the hands of the police while trying to fight for civil rights. The old man’s words illustrate the personal risks that activists often take in Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Di
Chapter 9 Quotes
In that moment, I felt something peculiar. A deep sense of recognition. I smiled now, because I knew she was saying to the room, “I may be old, I may be poor, I may be black, but I’m here. I’m here because I’ve got this vision of justice that compels me to be a witness. I’m here because I’m supposed to be here. I’m here because you can’t keep me away.”
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This passage comes during Stevenson’s reflections on the last day of Walter’s Rule 32 hearing. After EJI’s success of their first day, the State retaliated by implementing advanced security measures to deter the black community from attending the hearing—measures that included a metal detector and a police dog. Ms. Williams, a respected elderly woman in Walter’s community, became paralyzed with fear when she saw the dogs. Ms. Williams had been injured by police dogs years before during the Voting Rights protests. That night, she prayed for the strength needed to overcome her fear. The next day, she made her way Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non
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Chapter 9: I’m Here
...who explains that she was beat by police and attacked by police dogs during the Voting Rights protests of 1965 in Selma.
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