Race/Related: One of the youngest Selma marchers dies at 75
In a pivotal moment in history, Lynda Blackmon Lowery gathered with hundreds on March 7, 1965.
Race/Related
January 9, 2026

Lynda Blackmon Lowery’s activism began as a teenager in 1963, when she heard the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak. It set her on a path to nonviolent protest.

An older Lynda Blackmon Lowery, wearing glasses and a dark suit, stands holding a book in front of a black-and-white mural depicting civil rights marchers in Selma, Ala.

Kathy Wilens/Associated Press

Read more about the protester who she said she was arrested nine times before she turned 15 for participating in civil rights protests. →

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