The Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais weakened portions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Several GOP-led states are advancing redistricting maps that could affect Black and Latino communities and lead to the erasure of people of color in Congress.

In response, civil rights organizations across the country are traveling to Alabama this weekend for the “All Roads Lead to the South” march.

Organizers from Black Voters Matter Fund and the No Kings Movement, along with Rev. Dr. Bernice A. King, CEO of The King Center, and other community and faith leaders, will protest the Supreme Court’s ruling Saturday during the National Day of Action for Voting Rights in Montgomery, Alabama, according to WRBC, the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama, Common Dreams and the Legal Defense Fund.

“Sixty years after Bloody Sunday, we are once again being called to meet this moment with collective action. The attacks on voting rights across the South are not isolated incidents; they are part of a coordinated effort to weaken Black political power,” Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown, co-founders of Black Voters Matter Fund, said in a statement Tuesday obtained by Common Dreams.

“But we have faced these challenges before, and we know our power,” the pair continued. “Alabama has always been sacred ground in the fight for freedom, and this moment demands that we rise together once again. We are proud to stand with the No Kings coalition and people across the nation to make clear that our communities will not be pushed backward, our voices will not be silenced, and our power will not be denied.”

Here’s what to know about the “All Roads Lead to the South” march, including how to participate and its potential impact.

When and where will the “All Roads Lead to the South” march be held?

Thousands of protesters from across the country will gather in Selma and downtown Montgomery on Saturday to demonstrate for voting rights.

More than 75 buses from Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi and other Southeastern states will travel to Alabama for the event, according to WBRC.

The event will start at 9 a.m. CT with prayer from faith leaders at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, the same location where many protesters were beaten during Bloody Sunday in 1965.  

At 1 p.m., demonstrators will gather at the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery for a national rally and call to action with hundreds of local and national partners.

There will also be separate organized events across the country for those who cannot travel to the state, according to WBRC and the Legal Defense Fund.

“Many people will say, ‘If I would have been alive in 1965, I would have stood up, I would have marched.’ Well, here we are, 2026, some 61 years after Bloody Sunday. And what will you do? Now is the time to show and prove,” Rev. Lukata Mjumbe, executive director of the Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium, said, per WBRC.

How to participate

For those interested in participating, buses from several states will bring thousands of attendees to both Selma and Montgomery.

According to Black Power War Room, there are limited free seats for participants who need transportation to the event sites.

Transportation will be available in nearby cities and states, including Anniston, Atlanta, Birmingham, Charlotte, Greenville, Mississippi, Huntsville, Jackson, Little Rock, Louisville, Memphis, Mobile, Nashville and Selma to Montgomery on Saturday, according to a registration form on the outlet’s website.

The Black Lives Matter Birmingham chapter will take five buses to the State Capitol on Saturday, according to WBRC.

The following information is required to register for a free bus ride:

• Each rider must complete their own registration form
• A guardian must accompany riders under 18
• Children under age 3 cannot be accommodated
• Seats are first-come, first-served
• No seat is confirmed until you receive a confirmation on Thursday, May 14
• Mandatory rider orientation call: Thursday, May 14, at 5 p.m. Central Time

“What gives my heart real purpose and lifts my spirits is to see folks that are white, that are Black, that are brown, from all parts of this country come together around this issue,” Democratic Rep. Kelvin Datcher, Alabama District 52, said, per WBRC.

How can the “All Roads Lead to the South” march have an impact?

The event could have an impact by drawing national attention to voting rights, putting political pressure on elected officials and strengthening coordination among advocacy groups.

Organizers also hope it will increase civic engagement and voter participation in future elections, particularly in communities most affected by voting access and redistricting changes.

“What is happening right now is deliberate, coordinated, and being driven by Republican politicians committed to abusing power and rigging the system to hold control for themselves and silence Black voters,” the No Kings Steering Committee said Tuesday, per Common Dreams.

“They plan on overturning every protection available for Black voters and will not be satisfied until they reinstate every Jim Crow-era law.”