Selma to Montgomery march

 

21 March 1965: Greek Orthodox Archbishop Iakovos was the only church leader who had the courage to walk hand-in-hand with Martin Luther King during the famous march in Selma. When Iakovos died in 2005, King’s wife — Coretta Scott King — said: “At a time when many of the nation’s most prominent clergy were silent, Archbishop Iakovos courageously supported our Freedom Movement, and marched alongside my husband, and he continued to support the nonviolent movement against poverty, racism and violence throughout his life.”