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Sun. marks 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday bridge crossing

AL.com on MSN · 3h

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 downtown, its churches before finally gathering for the crescendo event -- walking across the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

The Associated Press on MSN · 18h

'Bloody Sunday' 60th anniversary marked in Selma with remembrance, concerns about future

Charles Mauldin was near the front of a line of voting rights marchers walking in pairs across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965.

Alabama Political Reporter · 41m

SPLC honors 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday by urging others to continue the march

Leaders said the chaos and confusion of today's political climate is a threat to the civil rights that Bloody Sunday leaders worked so hard to achieve.

15hon MSN

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 ...

9hon MSN

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 ...

18hon MSN

At Selma’s civil rights anniversary, fears rise about the way forward

Worried about the future, marchers crossed the Edmund Pettis Bridge on Sunday in the 60th commemoration of one of the most ...

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Politicians speak about voting rights at Selma bridge crossing

Thousands gathered Sunday at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge to hear lawmakers’ words of encouragement. Among these ...

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