Mar 7, 2021 · The story of Bloody Sunday has been told again and again. There are scads of recountings in textbooks and other tomes, oral histories, documentaries and even a big screen retelling packed with...

Mar 7, 2022 · Seventeen marchers were hospitalized, including future Congressman John Lewis, who suffered a fractured skull. Meet the youngest marcher to walk with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from Selma to...

One minute and five seconds after a two-minute warning was announced, the troops advanced, wielding clubs, bullwhips, and tear gas. John Lewis, who suffered a skull fracture, was one of fifty-eight people treated for injuries at the local hospital. …

Mar 27, 2023 · Bloody Sunday "Bloody Sunday" refers to the March 7, 1965, civil rights march that was supposed to go from Selma to the capitol in Montgomery to protest the shooting death of activist Jimmie Lee Jackson.

On March 7, 1965, police, state troopers, and a citizen “ posse ” violently attacked civil rights marchers attempting to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, United States. More than 15 marchers were hospitalized for injuries suffered in an event known as “ Bloody Sunday.”

Mar 8, 2021 · SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Activists who gathered virtually and in person to commemorate a pivotal day in the civil rights struggle that became known as Bloody Sunday called on people to continue the fight for voting rights as they also honored giants of the civil rights movement, including the late U.S.

A black-and-white photograph of the March 7, 1965 assault on Civil Rights marchers by Alabama state police officers termed "Bloody Sunday." The troopers, wearing gas masks and brandishing nightsticks, set upon marchers along US Highway 80.

Jan 28, 2022 · At its heart, Bloody Sunday was a devastating personal tragedy involving the deaths of 13 men and boys, six of whom were only 17 years old. The victims were taking part in a civil rights...

Jan 22, 2022 · 4.10pm-4.40pm: The soldiers open fire on demonstrators, killing 13 people instantly. A 14th, John Johnson, dies four months later. January 31st: British home secretary Reginald Maulding announces...

Jan 12, 2022 · Bloody Sunday happened at the very beginning of 1972, which proved to be horrendous – the worst year of the Troubles, with almost 500 people killed. It had huge implications, not just for people in Northern Ireland but also for Anglo-Irish affairs, which were reaching one of the most difficult points.