Sewell said the violence of Bloody Sunday became a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement, leading to the passage of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. The John R. Lewis Voting Rights ...

And that's the legacy of Bloody Sunday and the activism of the march in 1965.” With attention focused on the anniversary, Democrats also hope to press Congress to act on the John Lewis Voting ...

ATLANTA — Friday marks 60 years since “Bloody Sunday,” a major turning point ... including late Congressman John Lewis, gathered for a peaceful march for voting rights in Selma.

And the day of peaceful protest that devolved into state-sanctioned violence was coined "Bloody Sunday ... Democrat colleagues introduced the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act ...

Bloody Sunday, the day when hundreds of people peacefully ... leading the charge on the SCLC’s behalf. SNCC’s chairman, John Lewis, met with Williams at the Brown Chapel AME Church with ...

Rep. Terri Sewell advocates for the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to restore full voting rights protections. The Faith and Politics Institute commemorates Bloody Sunday by bringing ...

WASHINGTON — With the 60th anniversary of the Selma to Mongtomery marches just around the corner, the American Civil Liberties Union urges Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act ...

Sixty years ago today, civil rights leader John Lewis led hundreds of voting rights activists over the Edmund Pettus Bridge marching from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights. Alabama state ...

John Lewis (D-GA) arrives to speak to the crowd at the Edmund Pettus Bridge crossing reenactment marking the 55th anniversary of Selma's Bloody Sunday on March 1, 2020 in Selma, Alabama.