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OppressionFebruary 18, 1965

Jimmie Lee Jackson Shot by State Trooper in Marion, Alabama

26-year-old Jimmie Lee Jackson was shot in the abdomen by Alabama State Trooper James Bonard Fowler while shielding his mother during a nighttime voting rights march in Marion, Alabama. Jackson died eight days later. His death directly inspired the plan to march from Selma to Montgomery. Fowler was not charged until 2007.