On March 7, 1965 — a day that would become known as "Bloody Sunday" — 600 marchers heading east out of Selma topped the graceful, arched span over the Alabama River, only to see a phalanx of ...

Preceding the walk was a special program to commemorate the 60th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” on March 7, 1965, when mostly Alabama state troopers attacked an estimated 600 peaceful ...

Bloody Sunday in Selma, Ala., March 7, 1965. By . The Associated Press; SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Charles Mauldin was near the front of a line of voting rights marchers walking in pairs across the ...

That morning, Webb had been the youngest participant in the civil rights march that came to be known as “Bloody Sunday,” a 600-person demonstration in Selma that ended with law enforcement ...

The Brief. A large group gathered in Selma, Alabama, on March 9, 2025, to mark the 60th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday." Bloody Sunday was a 1965 voting rights march met with extreme violence.

Lewis was beaten by police on the bridge on “Bloody Sunday” 50 years ago on March 7, 1965, during an attempted march for voting rights from Selma to Montgomery. e Source: Bill Clark / Getty .

Sixty years ago, on March 7, Sheyann Webb-Christburg walked with 600 other activists in Selma, Alabama, to protest Black voter suppression. As they reached the Edmund Pettus Bridge, just six ...

Sunday's march marked the first commemoration for Bloody Sunday in Arkansas, according to Hollowell. Those who marched 60 years ago contributed to the creation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Vice President Kamala Harris led marchers in Selma, Alabama, on the 59 anniversary of Bloody Sunday, saying the fight for voting rights goes on even today. ... Sunday, March 3, 2024, ...

SELMA, Ala. (WIAT) — It’s been 60 years since 600 people crossed the Edmund Pettus bridge to advocate for voting rights. Thousands made that same march on Sunday to keep the message alive and ...