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Civil Rights icon remembered in Selma

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Dr. Lynda Blackmon Lowery – Photo from Foot Soldiers Park, Selma, Alabama Dr. Lynda Blackmon Lowery is being remembered in Selma for her lifetime of dedication to the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. Lowery died on Christmas Eve at the age of 75. She is remembered as a Selma foot soldier, Bloody Sunday survivor, author, educator and mental health professional. Dr….

60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday commemorated in Selma

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From the West Alabama Newsroom– Friday  is the second day of the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma and the excitement and the crowds around the city are growing. March 7th marks the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. It was on this day in 1965 that hundreds of black protestors marching for the right to vote were attacked by state…

Annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee only two weeks away

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From the West Alabama Newsroom– The 33rd Annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee is two weeks away. This year celebrates the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday — the Selma to Montgomery March — and the passage of the Voting Rights Act. Jubilee organizers provided updates about the event — and announced some of the confirmed and invited guests — at a press…

People in Marion commemorate historic hometown events

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From the West Alabama Newsroom– People in Marion are commemorating the historic events that happened in their hometown 60 years ago — events that would eventually lead to Bloody Sunday — the Selma to Montgomery march — and the passage of the Voting Rights Act. Voting rights martyr Jimmie Lee Jackson was shot by a state trooper on February 18th,…