As the marchers left Selma’s Brown Chapel AME Church on what became known as “Bloody Sunday” and attempted ... the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and approximately 25,000 others to complete ...
Led by Martin Luther King, Jr., Lewis and others ... And that's the legacy of Bloody Sunday and the activism of the march in 1965.” With attention focused on the anniversary, Democrats also ...
This year marks the 60th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” a moment that marked ... While historical figures like Lewis, Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and countless others are often ...
Bloody Sunday, the day when hundreds of people ... and there were plans to have Martin Luther King Jr. join the march at some point. It was hoped that the march would demonstrate the unity of ...
On that day in 1965, civil rights marchers ... rights protesters endured. After Bloody Sunday, it would take a third attempt ...
On March 7, 1965, 600 civil rights ... working directly with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Her photo, beaten and bloody, became a galvanizing cry ...
National outrage over the attack, also known as Bloody Sunday, spurred a second march on March 21, 1965 led by civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from Selma to the state capital in ...
As people gather in Selma to remember "Bloody Sunday,'' some call for action. "We're still in the midst of this struggle,’’ ...