Selma to Montgomery marches

==== James Reeb's memorial service ====
[[File:Plaque J Reeb.jpg|thumb|upright|Monument for James Reeb in Selma, Alabama]]

Following the death of James Reeb, a memorial service was held at the Brown's Chapel AME Church on March 15, 1965.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|title=Selma and Sharpeville {{!}} Stereotypes of Brutal Power {{!}} Commonweal Magazine|url=https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/selma-and-sharpeville-stereotypes-brutal-power|website=www.commonwealmagazine.org|date=April 9, 1965 |access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref> Among those who addressed the packed congregation were Dr. King, labor leader [[Walter Reuther]], and some clergymen.<ref name="auto1"/> A picture of King, Reuther, Greek Orthodox [[Archbishop Iakovos of America|Archbishop Iakovos]] and others in Selma for Reeb's memorial service appeared on the cover of Life magazine on March 26, 1965.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The images every Greek American should see on Martin Luther King Jr. Day|url=https://medium.com/@HellenicLeaders/the-images-every-greek-american-should-see-on-martin-luther-king-jr-day-6648d6fbbbd3|last=Leaders|first=Hellenic|date=2017-01-16|website=Medium|language=en|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref> After the memorial service, upon getting permission from the courts, the leaders and attendees marched from the Brown's Chapel AME Church to the Dallas County Courthouse in Selma.<ref name="auto1"/>