The term SITE OF A 1965 CIVIL RIGHTS MARCH is Selma, a city in Alabama. In 1965, civil rights activists marched from Selma to Montgomery to protest the denial of voting rights to African Americans. The march was part of the Selma to Montgomery marches, which were organized by Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders. The march was met with violence from state troopers, but it ultimately led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.