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Changes in tone, intent mark 60th Anniversary Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee
This Jubilee was a revival of spirit and purpose, not a retrospective, with the goal of encouraging people in the audience to fight for justice.
PHOTO COLLECTION: Bloody Sunday Commemoration
A person takes a photo of the march over the Edmund Pettus bridge during the 60th anniversary of the march to ensure that ...
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 ...
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 ...
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'Bloody Sunday' 60th anniversary marked in Selma with remembrances and concerns about the future
Alabama this weekend is marking the 60th anniversary of a key event in the civil rights movement, when voting rights marchers ...
60 years later: Selma Foot Soldiers still fighting for equal voting rights
Reflecting on past struggles and emphasizing the importance of voting, the aging foot soldiers are urging younger generations ...
Survivors of “Bloody Sunday” Lead 60th Anniversary March Across Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge
Elected officials joined large crowds in Selma, Alabama, Sunday to march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, commemorating the ...
60 years later, Selma’s ‘Bloody Sunday’ draws visitors from around US: ‘It’s a journey for all of us’
The population of the small historic town of Selma, Alabama swells once a year as people from around the nation flock to its ...