Summary

Page 174 is very dark. It is set in Marion, Alabama on February 18. Marion is near Selma. A group of protestors gather after dark to hear a speaker decrying the imprisonment of a fellow protestor. The group plans to march to city hall but “dozens of Alabama State Troopers” stop them. On pages 175 and 176, the scene erupts in violence. On page 177, a 26-year-old Army Veteran, Jimmie Lee Jackson, is beaten. Jackson is black, and is left to bleed for a half hour before police take him for medical attention. On page 178, Lewis learns that Jackson's injuries are critical, but he is alive. Lewis fears retaliation if Jackson dies. Two days pass. Lewis is listening to the radio in his car when he learns that Malcolm X has been assassinated.

On pages 179 and 180, Lewis and others gather for the funeral. Actor Ossie Davis speaks about...