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King Holds Selma Meeting
The Rev. Martin Luther King brought his people to people campaign to Selma to boost Negro voter registration with a cafe recruiting session and a church talk. About 100 attended the cafe event. A Justice Department complaint against Dallas County registrars found no discrimination. the judge cited only failure to allow rejected voters a chance to reapply.
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Selma
Ala
Martin Luther King
U.S. Department of Justice
Dallas County
U.S. Dist
Daniel H. Thomas