Dallas County Voters League

The Dallas County Voters League (DCVL) was a local organization in Dallas County, Alabama, which contains the city of Selma, that sought to register black voters during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Some of the initial leaders of the organization included Amelia Boynton, her husband Sam, and her son Bruce; L. L. Anderson; J. L. Chestnut; and Marie Foster. In 1965 the organization worked in collaboration with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to organize the Selma to Montgomery marches.

Dallas County Voters League

The Dallas County Voters League (DCVL) was a local organization in Dallas County, Alabama, which contains the city of Selma, that sought to register black voters during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Some of the initial leaders of the organization included Amelia Boynton, her husband Sam, and her son Bruce; L. L. Anderson; J. L. Chestnut; and Marie Foster. In 1965 the organization worked in collaboration with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to organize the Selma to Montgomery marches.