While marching on Bloody Sunday, Amelia Boynton Robinson was cruelly beaten by state troopers. A black and white photo surfaced that showed the aftermath of the attack with Robinson in a weakened ...

In that group was Amelia Boynton Robinson ... protest that devolved into state-sanctioned violence was coined "Bloody Sunday." "Sixty years ago, the foot soldiers of Selma shed blood on the ...

Amelia Boynton Robinson, born in Savannah, Ga. is a civil rights icon who impacted the lives of people across the nation. She earned a degree in home economics at Tuskegee University and was ...

Alabama this weekend is marking the 60th anniversary of a key event in the civil rights movement, when voting rights marchers ...

From left are Sasha Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Lewis, Obama, Amelia Boynton, who was beaten during “Bloody Sunday,” and Adelaide Sanford, also in a wheelchair. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ...

In this March 7, 2015, file photo, President Barack Obama, center, walks as he holds hands with Amelia Boynton Robinson, who was beaten during “Bloody Sunday,” as the first family and others ...