Bloody Sunday 60th anniversary march in Selma, Alabama and another ceremonial march in Little Rock, Arkansas hosted by NAACP
SELMA, Ala. — On March 7, 1965, Black civil rights activists were brutally attacked while marching for voting rights in what became known as Bloody Sunday. The violent response to their peaceful protest sparked national outrage and led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Now, 60 years later, thousands are gathering […]
Bloody Sunday 60th anniversary of Edmund Pettus Bridge attack
Kamala Harris delivers commemorative remarks standing in front of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on the 57th anniversary of Bloody Sunday
A remarkable member of the Civil Rights Movement will posthumously cross a bridge where he historically thought he might lose his life. The body of Rep. John Lewis will cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama today, Sunday, July 26, as part of his ongoing six-day memorial services. Lewis' casket will be carried across the bridge that he crossed in March 1965 on "Bloody Sunday" where he led over 600 marchers and was brutalized by state troopers. Several surviving members of the movement who marched alongside Lewis will cross the bridge today alongside his casket.