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Gainesville woman recounts Selma march for civil rights

Ferris Hardin's experience with civil rights movement changed her life

Ferris Hardin made her way to Selma, Ala., in 1965, after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called for volunteers to help register voters in the city. Hardin, along with many others, were jailed during their efforts in the corrupt Southern town. She also attended the 50th anniversary this year with her own family.

0329selma3 — Ferris Hardin made her way to Selma, Ala., in 1965, after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called for volunteers to help register voters in the city. Hardin, along with many others, were jailed during their efforts in the corrupt Southern town. She also attended the 50th anniversary this year with her own family.

Kelsey Williamson

Updated: Mar 29, 2015, 5:00 AM

Published: Mar 27, 2015, 7:32 PM

In 1965, Northwestern University senior Ferris Hardin felt a calling to be a small cog in a big social machine and change America in the small town of Selma, Ala. Nearly 50 years later, Hardin and thousands of others returned to the site of three protest marches to mark the anniversary of the world-changing event. The protests in 1965 shined a spotlight on the racial divide and raised awareness about the need for the Voting Rights Act.

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Rock Creek Vietnam Veteran Johnny Hulsey attends the Rotary Club of Hall County's weekly meeting Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at the Gainesville Civic Center along with other veterans for the donation of $17,000 toward the club's Salute to Veterans service project. - photo by Scott Rogers

05152024 VETERANS 3.jpg — Rock Creek Vietnam Veteran Johnny Hulsey attends the Rotary Club of Hall County's weekly meeting Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at the Gainesville Civic Center along with other veterans for the donation of $17,000 toward the club's Salute to Veterans service project. - photo by Scott Rogers

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Updated: May 15, 2024, 6:48 PM

Published: May 15, 2024, 6:03 PM

Losing three of his high school friends along with others he served with in the Ninth Infantry Division during his tour in Vietnam from 1966-1967 is something that still haunts Johnny Hulsey.

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