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A local of Selma, Alabama, Dianne Harris was 15 years old in 1965, when Jim Crow Laws were in full effect in Selma and throughout the South. “We had to go to the back of the bus. Blacks always had to be served at the back window at cafes. Water fountains in the public buildings would say ‘colored,’” says Dianne.
But during her time as a student activist, the Civil Rights Movement in Selma was focused on securing the right to vote for black Americans. The students played a very vital role in the movement because their parents were not allowed to vote. “If our parents had been seen trying to register to vote, many of them did lose their jobs,” says Dianne. “That’s why we chose to participate.”
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