‘Bloody Sunday’ 60th anniversary marked in Selma with remembrances and concerns about the future
On Sunday, March 9, 2025, a large group gathered in Selma, Alabama, to mark the 60th anniversary of a clash that became known as “Bloody Sunday.”
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 segregation, poverty and gun violence.
Bloody Sunday 60th anniversary honored in Little Rock with march
Members of the Little Rock community gathered to remember Bloody Sunday and 'pay tribute' with a march across Broadway Bridge.
Alabama: Sharpton Traveling To Selma To Mark 60th Anniversary Of Bloody Sunday
Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), will travel to Selma, Alabama Sunday to mark the 60th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday, during which police brutally assaulted peaceful demonstrators advocating for voting rights as they crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
Hundreds walk across Edmund Pettus Bridge on 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday
Hundreds marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge honoring 60 years since Bloody Sunday. Activists say the fight for voting rights continues, urging civic engagement.
'Bloody Sunday' 60th anniversary in Alabama
People make the pilgrimage annually to walk across the iconic Edmund Pettus Bridge, where on March 7, 1965, law officers attacked civil rights activists in an incident that became known as Bloody Sunday.
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Rep. Sewell reintroduces John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in House
The bill, H.R. 14, would strengthen the legal protections against racial discrimination in voting and representation.
Is Trump administration trying to erase Alabama history? House Democrats want landmark protected
Three members of Congress accused the Trump administration of trying to erase part of Alabama’s history Saturday in speeches ...
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SPLC Applauds Reintroduction of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) welcomes the reintroduction of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA) ...
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John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation commemorates 60th anniversary of first Selma-to-Montgomery March
The John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation has unveiled two new plaques to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first Selma-to-Montgomery March.
Archibald: Selma legacy is in danger in 2025
The world saw that. Alabama lawmen, strongarms of the state, swung batons. Lewis fell, his head cracked open by a club.
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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 ...
60 years after ‘Bloody Sunday,’ leaders say voting rights and racial equality have declined
Black leaders grapple with progress being undone by a series of court rulings, state laws, and Donald Trump's targeting of ...
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Congressional leaders gather in Selma, pledge to honor Bloody Sunday with actions
"People are afraid," Selma's mayor told more than 30 Congress members at the start of a weekend of remembrance.