60th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ marked in Selma amid concerns about future of voting rights
Selma on Sunday marked the 60th anniversary of a key event in the civil rights movement, when voting rights marchers were attacked on March 7, 1965. The annual commemoration pays homage to those who fought to secure voting rights for Black Americans and brought calls to recommit to the fight for equality.
SELMA, Ala. ( WSFA) - Thousands gathered Sunday at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge to hear lawmakers’ words of encouragement. Among these lawmakers were Congresswoman Terri Sewell and Congressman ...
House Democratic leaders are urging their members to oppose the stopgap spending bill Republicans plan to bring to the floor ...
In 1965, activists started a march from Selma to Montgomery to demonstrate the right to vote. However, as they were crossing ...
The population of the small historic town of Selma, Alabama swells once a year as people from around the nation flock to its ...
A special edition of the First Alert Desk with reporters Julia Avant and Simon Schuessler as thousands gather to mark the ...
Charles Mauldin was near the front of a line of voting rights marchers walking in pairs across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in ...
Worried about the future, marchers crossed the Edmund Pettis Bridge on Sunday in the 60th commemoration of one of the most ...
In honor of all the sacrifices made on behalf of civil rights foot soldiers 60 years ago, the following 60 events are ...
A person takes a photo of the march over the Edmund Pettus bridge during the 60th anniversary of the march to ensure that ...
Sixty years ago this month, civil rights activists walked across the Edmund Pettus bridge in Selma, Alabama before being violently attacked by law enforcement. The day became known as Bloody Sunday.
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