Perry Co. 50th Events Commemorate Role in Voting Right Movement
From the West Alabama Newsroom–Â People in Perry County played a prominent role in the Voting Rights Movement back in 1965 — and the community has scheduled several events over the next few weeks — to commemorate that history.
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There are a half dozen events planned to commemorate the 50th anniversary — and the area’s role in the historic events that shaped the world.
The idea for a march from Selma to Montgomery — started in Perry County after Jimmie Lee Jackson was shot and killed by a state trooper.
“We decided to in get cars and go from here to Selma in order to march from Selma to Montgomery to let George Wallace know that he had killed one of our citizens here in Perry County,” said Willie Nell Avery.
Perry County activist Albert Turner, Sr. was one of the leaders of the march on Bloody Sunday.
PERRY COUNTY 50TH EVENTS
February 7Â Â Â Â Â Â Jimmy Lee Jackson Grave Site Clean Up @ 9 am.
February 13Â Â Â Â Children of the Movement Banquet
                          Lottie’s Restaurant @ 6 pm.
February 15Â Â Â Â Jimmy Lee Jackson Day Program
                          Zion United methodist Church @ 3 pm
                          Reenactment March of February 18, 1965 immediately following the
                          program.
March 5 Â Â Â Â Â Â The Play “Jimmy Lee” Judson College Auditorium @ 10:30 am.
             The cast of The Play “Jimmy Lee” will perform in Selma @ 5:45 pm.
March 6 Â Â Â Â Â Â Performance at Alumnae Auditorium at Judson College @ 6:00 pm.
March 7       Performance at  Alumnae Auditorium at Judson College @ 6:00 pm.
March 8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Slow Caravan Ride from Marion to Selma Reenactment of 1965 trip
                          to Bloody Sunday Zion United Methodist Church @ 12:30 pm.
March 18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Town Hall Meeting “Race Relations in Perry County 50 years Later”
                         Lincoln Auditorium @ 6:30 pm.
For more information on tickets go to http://www.jimmyleeplay.com/
