The world saw that. Alabama lawmen, strongarms of the state, swung batons. Lewis fell, his head cracked open by a club.
Civil rights leaders gather in Selma, Alabama, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and call for continued ...
Selma on Sunday marked the 60th anniversary of the clash that became known as Bloody Sunday. The attack shocked the nation ...
J. Farley, a formerly enslaved builder and designer. During the civil rights movement, the church served as a meeting place ...
Their first attempt on March 7 ... victims of violence by white supremacists or members of the Ku Klux Klan. In January 1965, civil rights activists targeted Selma for voter registration drives ...
In the face of a new wave of violence, marchers turned back this time. Then on March 21, this time under the protection of federal authorities, the Selma-to-Montgomery March was finally ...