Selma Marches

Today in History: ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Selma for civil rights movement

Bloody Sunday… Bloody Sunday” refers to the violent attack on civil rights marchers in Selma, Alabama, on March 7, 1965, as they attempted to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge. The marchers were protesting racial discrimination and the denial of voting rights for African Americans. State troopers and a civilian posse brutally attacked the demonstrators, leading to injuries and widespread national outrage. This event significantly boosted the civil rights movement and played a key role in the passag

Selma to Montgomery March - MLK, Purpose & Distance | HISTORY

Ava DuVernay’s powerful drama Selma tells the incredible story of how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led the epic march from Selma to Montgomery to secure equal voting rights in an event that forever altered history. Beginning today, Paramount is making Selma available for free rental on digital platforms through the end of the month. 55 years after the historic marches from Selma, as we witness the expression of decades of collective pain, we should reflect on Dr. King’s words: “injustice anywhere

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