HR115 Summary

• Commends R.B. Hudson High School in Selma, Alabama for its pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.

• Recognizes that students aged 13-18 from R.B. Hudson High School initiated voter registration marches beginning in 1963, with approximately 5,000 young participants braving threats, arrests, and abuse before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was invited to join the movement.

• Notes that R.B. Hudson High School students played a vital role in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

• Acknowledges the dedication of a state-sponsored plaque on February 27, 2014 at R.B. Hudson Middle School (1702 Summerfield Road, Selma, Alabama) at 5:00 p.m. honoring the school's historic achievement.

• Recognizes the school's placement on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage under the leadership of retired Fire Chief Henry E. Allen.