From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma came to a climax Sunday afternoon with the bridge crossing reenactment across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. People gathered by the thousands at the foot of the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma. Then marched across the bridge to connect themselves with the marchers who were beaten back across…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Thousands of people from all over the country continue to pour into Selma to celebrate the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee. The Saturday line up of events included an outdoor street festival — and a parade. “It’s one of my favorite times of the year,” said Selma resident Jasmine Martin. “I enjoy the parade very much,…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma kicked off today with several events — highlighted by a mass meeting tonight at the historic Tabernacle Baptist Church. One of the main goals of the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee — is to pass the lessons learned from history — on to the next generation. RB Hudson Middle…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Bridge Crossing Jubilee organizers announce a scheduling change for the biggest event of the entire celebration. The bridge crossing reenactment over the Edmund Pettus Bridge will start at 12 noon this year — two hours earlier than usual. The pre-march rally at the historic Brown Chapel AME Church will start at 11 am. The change…
Here are the events scheduled for the Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma, which commemorate the voting rights marches of 1965.
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…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Plans to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the Selma to Montgomery march — are already underway in Selma. Even though the Bridge Crossing Jubilee isn’t until next year. “The Bridge Crossing Jubilee is the largest annual civil rights commemoration that there is,” said Co-Executive Director Ainka Jackson. “We have over 30 events…
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.
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.
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…
