The Victoria Advocate22d
Tens of thousands commemorate 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma
Bernard LaFayette (center, in wheelchair and cloth cap) holds his wife Kate’s hand as they are wheeled over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma ... then-President Barack Obama spoke in Selma ...
The Victoria Advocate22d
Tens of thousands commemorate 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma
In 2015, then-President Barack Obama spoke in Selma for the 50th ... peaceful civil rights protestors crossing Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 7, 1965. The images of the beatings and ...
The Washington Post20d
In Selma, one man’s hope, audacity and our stubborn, despicable past.
Over the years, Jackson has attended the commemorative march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge many times, marking history in the company of presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Obama and Joe Biden.
Spectrum News NY123d
Remembering the Selma marches 60 years later
there have been many memorial events to mark the milestones like the 50th anniversary when then-President Barack Obama marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, now a national historic landmark.
Chicago Tribune21d
‘Bloody Sunday’ 60th anniversary marked in Selma with remembrances and concerns about the future
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to print ... the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma ...
The Irish Times23d
Selma still struggles 60 years on from march for civil rights
State troopers and “possemen” with batons and tear gas charged about 600 marchers at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Amelia Boynton ... president Barack Obama held the hand of the wheelchair ...
Axios Sneak Peek on MSN22d
Civil rights questions cloud "Bloody Sunday" anniversary in Selma
Zoom in: "The Annual Pilgrimage to Selma," a yearly reenactment of the 1964 crossing of Edmund Pettus Bridge for voting ...