High-profile events such as the Selma to Montgomery march made the state a major focal point of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
hˈaɪpɹˈoʊfaɪl ᵻvˈɛnts sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə sˈɛlmə tə mɑːntɡˈɑːmɚɹi mˈɑːɹtʃ mˌeɪd ðə stˈeɪt ɐ mˈeɪdʒɚ fˈoʊkəl pˈɔɪnt ʌvðə sˈɪvəl ɹˈaɪts mˈuːvmənt ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z.