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But the won't be marching (walking) the whole way. It's more symbolic. :roll:

I figured that cause MLK and the rest didn't march very much of the way from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. They rode buses etc.

SELMA, AL (WSFA) -
Much like the Alabama River flowing through Selma, the story behind the civil rights movement has its share of twists and turns.

Pastor Lawrence Wofford is about to do his part to write another chapter in the story stretching 50 years. Wofford is handling the logistics in Selma for an 867-mile march from Selma to Washington, D.C.

The entire concept was the brainchild of the NAACP earlier this year.

"We're doing it to remind America and to remind ourselves the work that still needs to be done for America's promises to be fulfilled to all of its citizens," said Wofford.

NAACP leaders say the aim is to include all Americans in the march to better understand the struggles for civil rights. This is part of the continuation of the 50th anniversary of the civil rights movement.

"Those who participate will be giving up 45 days of their lives,"Wofford.

The pastor hopes at least 5,000 people show up on August 1 at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge. The walk will be long and it will be hot.

Even when the August sun bears down on the walkers, Wofford is quick to point out this will be more of a relay march, part symbolic and part literal. The marchers will leave Selma, head through Montgomery on to Atlanta and turn north through the Carolinas and Virginia and ending in Washington, D.C., on September 15th. Wofford says the NAACP will provide food and drinks for the marchers on the 867 mile route.

"We will feel a sense of exhilaration once we get started," Wofford said.

There will be rallies and speeches along the way with people picking up the marchers in each state.
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