Journal Downtown Selma on March 6, 1965 was a typically busy Saturday, so shoppers didn’t pay much attention to a group of ...

Viola Jackson is considered one of the “first victims of Bloody Sunday.” A little over a month before the event took place, during a peaceful protest, police assaulted Jackson on February 18 ...

Friday marks 60 years since “Bloody Sunday,” a major turning point in ... final trip across the bridge in March 2020, a few months before he died from pancreatic cancer. TRENDING STORIES ...

“What happened on Bloody Sunday is worthy of remembering so that ... with a history of discrimination to get federal approval before making election changes. “The fight for voting rights ...

They bled to secure full enforcement of the 15th constitutional amendment ratified 95 years before, granting the ... As we honor six decades since “Bloody Sunday,” Americans are bleeding.

But before they could cross the bridge ... 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 ...

Bloody Sunday, the day when hundreds of people peacefully ... holding that post for a decade before yielding the seat to his wife, Juanita. Williams later was elected to the Atlanta City Council ...

Thanks to her asthma, Julia Barnes had to “turn back before the violence began” on Bloody Sunday. Yet and still, this did not prevent her from playing a vital role in the march. Barnes used ...

Sunday, March 1, 2020, before a march including Democratic presidential ... reenactment marking the 55th anniversary of Selma's Bloody Sunday on March 1, 2020 in Selma, Alabama.

As people gather in Selma to remember "Bloody Sunday,'' some call for action. "We're still in the midst of this struggle,’’ ...