March 7—twice in American history, this date became a defining moment in the nation’s struggle with justice and unity.

In 1850, Daniel Webster stood before the Senate and gave a speech that would go down in history as both a plea for national survival and a tragic compromise with slavery.

Fast forward 115 years, and on that very same day, marchers in Selma, Alabama, took to the streets in the fight for voting rights—only to be met with clubs, tear gas, and brutality on the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

These two events, seemingly worlds apart, are actually pieces of the same story—the long, painful road toward justice in America.

On this episode of *Dave Does History*, we connect the dots between Webster’s compromise and the Civil Rights Movement, exploring how past decisions shaped future reckonings. What lessons do these two March 7ths hold for us today? Let’s find out.