And the Rev. James Orange has died at the age of sixty-five. He was a former aide to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In 1965, he was arrested in southwest Alabama while organizing a voter registration drive. He was charged with disorderly conduct and contributing to the delinquency of minors. When protesters gathered outside the jail in Marion, Alabama to demand his release, they were brutally beaten by police. One young protester, Jimmie Lee Jackson, died after being shot by a state trooper. The arrest of James Orange is considered one of the catalysts for the historic Selma-to-Montgomery march. Rev. Orange later worked with Cesar Chavez in organizing the United Farm Workers. In 2002, he organized the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride.