Overview
- Thousands of people were busing and flying in Friday for Saturday’s “All Roads Lead to the South” rallies in Selma and Montgomery.
- The schedule calls for a 9 a.m. CT prayer at Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge and a 1 p.m. rally at the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery.
- Faith and civil-rights leaders plan to join, with organizers expecting about 5,000 attendees, 75 buses from Southern states, and an appearance by Bernice King.
- The protest responds to Louisiana v. Callais, a Supreme Court ruling that narrowed Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and led to new maps in states like Tennessee and Alabama that advocates say weaken Black voting power.
- NAACP leaders are urging safety and long-term action, advising people to travel in groups, use secure messaging, connect with legal support, and channel the energy into voter turnout in November.