Why Lyndon Johnson federalized the Nationwide Shield in 1965 : NPR
Squaddies monitor civil rights protesters strolling all the way through the 3rd Selma March in Alabama, on March 25, 1965. President Lyndon Johnson federalized the Alabama Nationwide Shield to prohibit violence in opposition to the marchers. William Lovelace/Day by day Categorical/Hulton Archive/Getty Pictures cover caption toggle caption William Lovelace/Day by day Categorical/Hulton Archive/Getty Pictures Till…
