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This Day in History: 03/20/1965 - Troops Sent to Alabama

On this day in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson notifies Alabama's Governor George Wallace that he will use federal authority to call up the Alabama National Guard in order to supervise a planned civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery.
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Length: 01:00  Posted: 11/24/2008

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