Charles Mauldin was near the front of a line of voting rights marchers walking in pairs across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in ...
The population of the small historic town of Selma, Alabama swells once a year as people from around the nation flock to its ...
A person takes a photo of the march over the Edmund Pettus bridge during the 60th anniversary of the march to ensure that ...
In 1965, activists started a march from Selma to Montgomery to demonstrate the right to vote. However, as they were crossing ...
Hundreds marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge honoring 60 years since Bloody Sunday. Activists say the fight for voting rights continues, urging civic engagement.
On March 7, 1965, hundreds of civil rights advocates, including late Congressman John Lewis, gathered for a peaceful march ...
The 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday honors the marchers who fought for voting rights on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma.
Communities gathered at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, to commemorate 60 years since ‘Bloody Sunday.’ The 1965 encounter between activists and law enforcement was a climax in the Civil ...
Events in Selma, Ala. six decades ago helped win support for the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Today local activists say they're ...
However, that didn’t stop a gang of Alabama State Troopers from assembling on the far side of the Edmund Pettus Bridge where they would tear-gas and violently attack the marchers with the batons.
The Bloody Sunday anniversary is not just about commemorating history. It is about ensuring that we do not repeat it.