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.
The population of the small historic town of Selma, Alabama swells once a year as people from around the nation flock to its downtown, its churches before finally gathering for the crescendo event -- walking across the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
Selma on Sunday marked the 60th anniversary of the clash that became known as Bloody Sunday. The attack shocked the nation and galvanized support for the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965.
John Reynolds returned to Selma for the 60th anniversary of both the SCOPE program and the Selma to Montgomery march. Reynolds spent 7 years in Dr. King's Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Worried about the future, marchers crossed the Edmund Pettis Bridge on Sunday in the 60th commemoration of one of the most shocking days of the 1960s movement.
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FOX 56 News on MSNKentucky governor takes part in 60th anniversary of Alabama march for changeGov. Andy Beshear joined thousands of activists and community members on Sunday marching across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.
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