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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Commemorating 60 years of Bloody Sunday
On March 7, 1965, a pivotal moment in American history unfolded as Black civil rights activists faced brutal violence while ...
‘The unfinished business of the freedom movement’: 60 years after Bloody Sunday
The atrocity of “Bloody Sunday” helped move public sentiment, and eventually helped bring about the passage of the landmark ...
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Organizers go into anniversary of Bloody Sunday concerned about losing gains
Andrew Young remembers a surreal national moment when ABC News interrupted its Sunday night airing of the movie “Judgment at Nuremberg,” which explored the bigotry, war crimes and complacency of ...
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Upholding John Lewis’ Legacy: 10 People Trying To Secure Voting Rights
These 10 remarkable individuals are upholding John Lewis' tradition of making “good trouble” in the name of securing voting ...
Witness History - How bloodshed in Selma led to the US Voting Rights Act 1965 - BBC Sounds
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Selma, Montgomery to mark 60th anniversary of voting rights marches
The cities of Selma and Montgomery will soon commemorate the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the Selma to Montgomery March ...