On the night of February 18, 1965, about 500 people organized by the SCLC activist C.T. Vivian left Zion United Methodist Church in Marion and attempted a peaceful walk to the Perry County jail, about a half a block away, where young civil-rights worker James Orange was being held [REF].
They were met at the post office[REF] by a line of Marion police officers, sheriff's deputies and Alabama state troopers [REF].