People run from two men dressed in fake police attire during the annual re-enactment of a key event in the civil rights movement in Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 5, 2017. Sunday marked the 52nd anniversary of the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River in Selma.
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Alabama city to re-enact march that sparked ‘Bloody Sunday’
Thousands of people are expected to converge in the city of Selma, Alabama for the annual re-enactment of a key event in the civil rights movement. Sunday marks the 52nd anniversary of the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River in Selma.
Selma to re-enact “Bloody Sunday” march
Thousands of people are expected to converge in the city of Selma, Alabama for the annual re-enactment of a key event in the civil rights movement. Sunday marks the 52nd anniversary of the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River in Selma.
Black marchers, white re-enactors find common foe in Selma
In this March 6, 2016, file photo, thousands of marchers cross the bridge on the the 51st anniversary of the voting rights demonstration that came to be known as “Bloody Sunday,” during the re-enactment of the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala. Organizers the annual civil rights celebration and organizers of a Civil War battle re-enactment are upset the city is asking them to pay tens of thousands of dollars to cover the costs of police and fire protection and cleanup.
Clive McFarlane: John Lewis’ actions make the case for his character Posted at
When U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon, moral leader and American hero, questioned his legitimacy as president-elect, Donald Trump, in his typical schoolyard and uneducated rant, took to Twitter to denounce the congressman as “All talk, talk, talk – no action or results,” and to denigrate Mr. Lewis’ congressional districts as being “in horrible shape and falling apart .” This racist view of black Americans as not just the product of crime- and drug-infested communities, but as the creators of those environments, has long been the perspective of many Americans, and is perhaps why so many of them answered Mr. Trump’s clarion call to possibly strip some Americans of the protections guaranteed by the nation’s Constitution.
John Lewis Is A Civil Rights Icon But It Doesn’t Insulate Him From Criticism
There is no denying the impact John Lewis had on the civil rights movement. As one of the people who took part in the Selma to Montgomery marches, Lewis was the victim of a beating at the hands of the Alabama State Police on March 7, 1965, also known as ‘Bloody Sunday.’
Civil Rights Groups Gear up to Fight Sessions Nomination
Leaders of civil rights organizations on Friday reasserted their criticisms of attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions as unqualified for the role, and urged his Senate colleagues to put the Alabama Republican’s record to a thorough vetting. Sessions’ hearing is set to begin Tuesday and he is expected to be confirmed in the GOP-controlled chamber.