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Today in History - March 7

Today in History - March 7

On Sunday, March 7, 1965, about six hundred people began a fifty-four mile march from Selma, Alabama to the state capitol in Montgomery.  Continue reading.

On March 7, 1850, Senator Daniel Webster delivered his famous "Seventh of March" speech urging sectional compromise on the issue of slavery.  Continue reading.

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