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Preserving the past: WVTM 13 video shows the brutal events of Bloody Sunday in Selma
Sixty years ago on March 7, hundreds of footsoldiers in the Civil Rights Movement were violently beaten and gassed by Alabama ...
Selma, Alabama, marks 60th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' protest attack
For foot soldiers of the movement, celebration comes amid concerns about new voting restrictions and Trump administration’s ...
In Selma, one man’s hope, audacity and our stubborn, despicable past.
Over the years, our country’s tragedies and triumphs have been written in Jesse Jackson’s determined brow, silent tears and his greying head bowed in prayer.
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‘The march continues, and apathy is not an option’
In an op-ed, SPLC President and CEO Margaret Huang reflects on 60 years of struggle, marching and sacrifices for civil, ...
Selma commemorates 60 years since Bloody Sunday with events honoring civil rights marchers
On March 7, 1965, one of the most vicious attacks by American law enforcement on American Citizen's in U.S. history occured in an event known as Bloody Sunday.
Friday makes 60 years since the Selma to Montgomery bridge crossing: 60 events to mark it
In honor of all the sacrifices made on behalf of civil rights foot soldiers 60 years ago, the following 60 events are ...
Seabrook resident reflects on his time with MLK, the Civil Rights Movement and Selma
John Reynolds returned to Selma for the 60th anniversary of both the SCOPE program and the Selma to Montgomery march.
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Remembering the Selma marches 60 years later
In 1965, the Selma marches marked a significant turning point ... were a powerful demonstration of nonviolent protest and civil disobedience The marches were organized by Martin Luther King ...
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'Bloody Sunday' 60th anniversary marked in Selma with remembrances and concerns about the future
Charles Mauldin was near the front of a line of voting rights marchers walking in pairs across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on March 7 ... in non-violent protest tactics 60 years ...
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100 take steps to remember ‘Bloody Sunday’ march
Much civil disobedience and nonviolent protest already is occurring ... the spirit and essence of the five-day, 54-mile Selma-to-Montgomery March for voting rights that took place March 21 to ...
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Books on protest movements of the civil rights era for adults and children
Protest movements played a decisive role in shaping the history of our rebellion-born nation. In the 20th century alone, mass ...
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Friday makes 60 years since the Selma to Montgomery bridge crossing: 60 events to mark it
The marches are led by Salute Selma, Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee ... by John Lewis and Hosea Williams had two main goals — to protest voter suppression, and to air their demands for federal ...