Bridge Crossing Jubilee allowed local students an opportunity to march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday on Friday.The event planned by the Jubilee committee was called the “Children’s Sojourn/Youth Freedom March over the Pettus Bridge.
Hundreds of people filled the pews at Tabernacle Baptist Church. It was a morning of fellowship and remembrance Saturday in the Selma High School gym. Medical Outreach Ministries held a pickleball tournament Saturday to raise money for their organization.
Thousands gathered at the foot of the Edmund Pettus bridge to celebrate and memorialize Civil Rights leaders who Marched in the Selma to Montgomery March in 1965.
Newly restored photos show the ruin of 'Bloody Sunday' in Selma on its 60th anniversary
Bloody Sunday 60th anniversary of Edmund Pettus Bridge attack
However, that didn’t stop a gang of Alabama State Troopers from assembling on the far side of the Edmund Pettus Bridge where they would tear-gas and violently attack the marchers with the batons. Iconic,
Hundreds walk across Edmund Pettus Bridge on 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday
Hundreds marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge honoring 60 years since Bloody Sunday. Activists say the fight for voting rights continues, urging civic engagement.
In honor of all the sacrifices made on behalf of civil rights foot soldiers 60 years ago, the following 60 events are scheduled this March in Selma and Montgomery by Salute Selma, Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee and the city of Montgomery. While many are free, some come with a fee or admission price. Events may be subject to change.
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