Thousands gathered at the foot of the Edmund Pettus bridge to celebrate and memorialize Civil Rights leaders who Marched in the Selma to Montgomery March in 1965.
Thousands of people honored the men and women who march 60 years ago by crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Sunday.
In honor of all the sacrifices made on behalf of civil rights foot soldiers 60 years ago, the following 60 events are scheduled this March in Selma and Montgomery by Salute Selma, Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee and the city of Montgomery. While many are free, some come with a fee or admission price. Events may be subject to change.
On Thursday, March 6, two commemorative plaques were unveiled at the foot of the Edmund Pettis Bridge at the front of the “Songs of Selma” Park through a collaborative effort with the John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation,