Rev. Al Sharpton Speaks at Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma
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This is the full speech that Rev. Al Sharpton delivered at Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma on Bloody Sunday.
The church service also included speeches from other dignitaries, including Rev. Jesse Jackson, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell and ASU Presdient Gwendolyn Boyd. The church itself had a landmark role as a place for mass meetings during the civil rights struggle.
The Bloody Sunday church service went on for more than three hours and was aired Live on CBS 8 in its entirety.
