Attempts to rename the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma aren’t new to Reese. Every few years, a push emerges to rename the historic bridge, the site of Bloody Sunday and the 1965 Selma to ...

With the death of congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis, pressure is mounting to rename the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. Lewis was one of the prominent activists who marched ...

Lynda Lowery was 14 when she and hundreds of civil rights marchers were beaten on the Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 7, 1965, an event known as Bloody Sunday. She got seven stitches over her right ...

On "Bloody Sunday" in 1965, Lewis was beaten by Alabama state troopers. On Sunday, the civil rights giant and congressman, who died July 17, was carried across the bridge one last time amid a ...

This is an opinion column. Their hearts are in the right place. Almost 6,000 names are on a petition encouraging the Alabama Legislature to rename the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma for the man ...

Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) speaks to the crowd at the Edmund Pettus Bridge crossing reenactment marking 55th anniversary of Selma's Bloody Sunday on March 1, 2020 in Selma, Alabama.(Photo by Joe ...

The Edmund Pettus Bridge is the key site of the Selma to Montgomery march; A pivotal moment in the civil rights movement that led to the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

The death of civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis has sparked national debate over the Edmund Pettus Bridge -- a site of history, but one that's named for a Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan leader.

A petition on Change.org has gained over 444,900 signatures as of 10:44 p.m. Saturday night to rename the bridge. “It’s far past time to rename the Edmund Pettus Bridge after Rep. John Lewis ...

Events, many of them free, include a re-enactment of the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. The marches are led by Salute Selma, Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee and the city of Montgomery.

Events, many of them free, include a re-enactment of the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. The marches are led by Salute Selma, Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee and the city of Montgomery.

Events, many of them free, include a re-enactment of the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. The marches are led by Salute Selma, Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee and the city of Montgomery. The ...