SELMA, AL – Sixty years have passed since a group of peaceful protesters were severely beaten after crossing the Edmund ...
On Sunday, March 9, civil rights leaders gathered at the City Hall steps to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Edmund Pettus.
The police began beating the protesters when they refused to ... pause in front of signs for the town of Selma and the Edmund Pettus Bridge. A contingent of bow-tied, white-gloved freemasons ...
Holding hands with other prominent Black leaders, the Rev. Jesse Jackson crossed the Edmund Pettus bridge ... attacked civil rights protesters, Jackson crossed the bridge in a wheelchair.
Sixty years after John Lewis and hundreds of Civil Rights activists were beaten by the Alabama State Police, thousands returned to Selma and the Edmund Pettus Bridge to remember one of the bloodiest ...
You can see Spider Martin's photographs at a new exhibition in City Hall 📸 #spidermartin #selmatomontgomerymarch #votingrightsact #selma #montgomery nw ...
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of watching and participating in the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday during the 33rd anniversary of the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee ... set up at the foot of ...