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– 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…
Sunday marked the final day of the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee weekend. There were some well-known faces in Selma, including several democratic presidential candidates. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren; Former South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg; Former Vice President Joe Biden; former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg; and philanthropist Tom Steyer all brought their campaigning efforts to Selma…
