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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.
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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 ...
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 ...
Politicians speak about voting rights at Selma bridge crossing
Thousands gathered Sunday at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge to hear lawmakers’ words of encouragement. Among these ...
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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 ...
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Commemorating 60 years since 'Bloody Sunday' and the fight for voting rights
On March 7, 1965, 600 civil rights protesters attempting the march were stopped by Alabama state troopers and police on the Edmund Pettus Bridge ... introduced the John R. Lewis Voting ...
At Selma’s civil rights anniversary, fears rise about the way forward
Worried about the future, marchers crossed the Edmund Pettis Bridge on Sunday in the 60th commemoration of one of the most ...
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Preserving the past: WVTM 13 video shows the brutal events of Bloody Sunday in Selma
WARNING: The contents of the video above may be disturbing to some viewersSixty years ago on March 7, hundreds of Foot ...