It's awful that the blacks are beaten/killed just because of their race. That is horrid and not ok. But the governor ruled so everyone didn't get to say their opinion. There was no choice allowed.
This article briefly describes the events of March 7, 1965, informing us of the police brutality to 600 peaceful marchers. The event called the attention of President Lyndon Baines Johnson.
The source that I found shows how this one person tells what she remembers about march 7, 1965. This person tells you how it felt, and what this person was going through.