Here are the events scheduled for the Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma, which commemorate the voting rights marches of 1965.
Organizers of the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma have released the list of people who will be speaking this year, as the event also will pay tribute to the life of Rev. Jesse Jackson.
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….
The nation is marking the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. President Lyndon Johnson signed the landmark legislation into law on Aug. 6, 1965, after marchers were beaten in Selma.
People in Selma are kicking off a week-long celebration commemorating the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
People from across the country spent the weekend in Montgomery to mark the 60th anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery march for voting rights.
The City of Montgomery has several events planned to mark the 60th anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march of 1965.
About 50 people who want to retrace the steps of the Selma-to-Montgomery civil rights march of 1965 have set off on their own journey.
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…
Here are the events scheduled for the Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma, which commemorate the voting rights marches of 1965.
