People gather at Edmund Pettus Bridge for 60th Bridge Crossing Jubilee
Thousands gathered at the foot of the Edmund Pettus bridge to celebrate and memorialize Civil Rights leaders who Marched in ...
Philadelphia Tribune4d
60 years after Bloody Sunday, activists remember the Black women behind the curtain
As they reached the Edmund Pettus Bridge, just six blocks into their 54-mile march to the state capital of Montgomery, Webb-Christburg’s heart began to beat faster. She saw police lined up at ...
USA Today4d
'What happened on Bloody Sunday is worthy of remembering.' This marks the 60th anniversary
Hundreds of peaceful protestors were crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama 60 years ago today when they were met by a wall of police. Protesters were tear gassed and beaten.
The Washington Post4d
Dear Congress: Mind your manners
A censure by one’s peers isn’t exactly crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge. The man was guilty ... Charles Sumner, an antislavery Republican from Massachusetts, was bent over his desk working ...
The Philadelphia Tribune1d
At Selma’s civil rights anniversary, fears rise about the way forward
She was there on the Edmund Pettus Bridge 60 years ago and recalls it as vividly as if it were yesterday — the screams of her ...
60 Years Later: Hundreds gather in Selma to commemorate Bloody Sunday, honor foot soldiers, and continue the fight for change
In 1965, activists started a march from Selma to Montgomery to demonstrate the right to vote. However, as they were crossing ...
Erie News Now1d
Thousands of People March in Solidity in Selma for Jubilee Anniversary
Thousands of people honored the men and women who march 60 years ago by crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Sunday.