Bloody Sunday: Selma marchers return 60 years later for 'ongoing fight'
Thousands gathered in Selma, Alabama to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and advocate for voting rights. Speakers at the event emphasized the ongoing fight for voting rights and the ...
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In photos: Hundreds mark 60th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" in Selma
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Rev. Al Sharpton, Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.), the son of civil rights icon the Rev. Jesse Jackson, walk across Edmund ...
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'Bloody Sunday' 60th anniversary marked in Selma with remembrances and concerns about the future
“We gather here on the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday when our country is in chaos,” said U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama. Sewell, a Selma native, noted the number of voting restrictions ...
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 — ...
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Anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ Marks Continued Fight for Voting Rights
Selma Jubilee revelers annual trek across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama reminds us why we can never stop advocating for ...
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The day before Bloody Sunday, Alabama Whites march for Civil Rights
Journal Downtown Selma on March 6, 1965 was a typically busy Saturday, so shoppers didn’t pay much attention to a group of ...
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60 years after Bloody Sunday in Alabama, elusive racial progress in Selma
Events in Selma, Ala. six decades ago helped win support for the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Today local activists say they're still fighting stubborn... 60 years after Bloody Sunday in Alabama ...
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Craighead County NAACP hosts march and town hall to commemorate Bloody Sunday
The Craighead County NAACP held a march and town hall in Jonesboro to honor Bloody Sunday and discuss voter rights, education, and DEI-related issues.
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The brutality of Bloody Sunday
At times history and fate meet at a single time in a single place to shape a turning point that is man’s unending search for ...
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Selma at 60: Black clergy recall ‘Bloody Sunday’ with concerns for the future
Sixty years after John Lewis and hundreds of civil rights activists were beaten by the Alabama State Police, thousands ...
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‘Bloody Sunday’ 60th anniversary marked in Selma with remembrances and concerns about the future
A large group gathered in Selma, Alabama, on March 9, 2025, to mark the 60th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday." Bloody Sunday was a 1965 voting rights march met with extreme violence. This year's ...
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60th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ marked in Selma amid concerns about future of voting rights
“We gather here on the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday when our country is in chaos,” said U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama. Sewell, a Selma native, noted the number of voting restrictions ...