1 | ''[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selma-massacre.392295/ The Selma Massacre]]'' is an AlternateHistory work published on ''Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom''. While started by Meshakhad (author of ''Literature/ToAPlaceYouDoNotKnow'' and ''Literature/JudeaRising''), others have joined in. |
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3 | Told almost exclusively in news bulletins and transcripts of recordings, the story begins when Alabama state troopers open fire on the first Selma-Montgomery march, killing dozens, including UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr. What results is a far more militarized civil rights movement and an equal pushback, bringing the southern United States into chaos. |
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5 | !!Tropes in this story: |
6 | * AnyoneCanDie: So far, Martin Luther King Jr (whose early death [[PlotTriggeringDeath kicks off everything]]), [[spoiler:Muhammad Ali, President Johnson, and George Wallace]] have kicked the bucket. |
7 | * {{Determinator}}: The more militarized civil rights movement does away with "We Shall Overcome" in favor of a new motto: "By Any Means Necessary." |
8 | * {{Doorstopper}}: Despite its format, it's nonetheless a lengthy and detailed story. |
9 | * EveryoneHasStandards: For one thing, one of the story's tags is "Texas is the sane one". |
10 | * ForWantOfANail |
11 | ** The pop culture of the 60s and beyond is radically changed because of the backlash towards the South. |
12 | *** ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' adapts out African-American Nyota Uhura and replaces her the Japanese Ami Mizuki. |
13 | *** ''Series/GreenAcres'' is set in a fictional New England Town instead of a rural town. |
14 | ** Meanwhile, UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar is still going on, but due to the chaos in the South, the US isn't as involved. As a result, Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines are playing a bigger role instead. |
15 | * FromBadToWorse: The defining trait of this whole story. |
16 | * TheKlan: They play a major role. Many Southern municipalities, along with the entire state of Louisiana, have deputized them. Then President Johnson declares them a terrorist organization, earning him their wrath. |
17 | * RedScare: One of the major claims of the segregationists is that the civil rights movement is a Communist plot. |
18 | * RightWingMilitiaFanatic: The KKK and other affiliated persons are not afraid to use lethal measures to rid themselves of those pesky civil rights activists. |
19 | * TheSavageSouth: Oh dear Lord, yes. Neither side is holding back, requiring military intervention as a result. |
20 | * ScrapbookStory: Most of the entries are (short) news bulletins or excerpts from in-universe recordings. |
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