Big names and big crowds attend annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee
Big names and big crowds attend annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee
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Vice President Kamala Harris leads Bloody Sunday march re-enactment in Selma
Vice President Kamala Harris helped lead marchers across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma on Sunday, in tribute to Bloody Sunday and the voting rights marches of 1965.
Vice President Harris to mark ‘Bloody Sunday’ anniversary in Selma
Harris will speak as part of the annual remembrance of “Bloody Sunday,” on the bridge where, on March 7, 1965, white state troopers attacked Black voting rights marchers attempting to cross.
Annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma only two weeks away
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The largest annual civil rights gathering in the country is just about two weeks away. The Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma kicks off on February 29th. And this year marks the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday — and the Selma to Montgomery March. The theme is Return to the Bridge: Democracy and the Vote are…
Life of Selma civil rights foot soldier remembered in Washington
The life of civil rights foot soldier George Sallie of Selma is being remembered on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Selma mourns death of a Voting Rights foot soldier
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Selma voting rights foot soldier who walked across the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge with two U.S. Presidents — has passed away. George Sallie died last week at age 94. He was considered the oldest living foot soldier of the Selma Voting Rights Movement at the time of his death. “Mr. Sallie will be long…
Postage stamp honoring civil rights icon John Lewis unveiled
The life of Alabama native, civil rights leader and Georgia Congressman John Lewis is being remembered with a new postage stamp.
Harry Belafonte, Activist and Entertainer, Dies at 96
Among Harry Belafonte’s achievements was performing with other stars during the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery march.
Selma Foot Soldiers Meet President Biden During Jubilee
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Security was extremely tight around President Joe Biden during his visit to Selma during the Bridge Crossing Jubilee. But two Selma residents had a close encounter with the President. And neither of them was an elected official — or held a high-ranking position with a national organization. This picture taken during the annual Bridge Crossing…
Biden’s Visit to Selma Puts Spotlight Back on Voting Rights
President Joe Biden is set to pay tribute to the heroes of “Bloody Sunday,” joining thousands for the annual commemoration of the Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma.
