as clouds of tear gas wafted around the Edmund Pettus Bridge. On March 7, 1965 — a day that would become known as "Bloody Sunday" — 600 marchers heading east out of Selma topped the graceful ...

The legislation is named for John Lewis, the late Georgia congressman who was at the lead of the Bloody Sunday march. “It is clear that the values that guided John Lewis and those foot soldiers ...

Correspondent photos / Sean Barron Those who attended a program Sunday at the Tyler History Center in Youngstown to commemorate the 60th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” on March 7, 1965, in ...

A large group gathered in Selma, Alabama, on March 9, 2025, to mark the 60th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday." Bloody Sunday was a 1965 voting rights march met with extreme violence. This year's ...

Friday marks 60 years since “Bloody Sunday,” a major turning point in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. On March 7, 1965, hundreds of civil rights advocates, including late Congressman ...

Sixty years ago, on March 7, Sheyann Webb-Christburg walked with 600 other activists in Selma, Alabama, to protest Black voter suppression. As they reached the Edmund Pettus Bridge, just six ...

This year marks the 60th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” a moment that marked a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement. The march turned ugly and Lewis was almost beaten to death after ...

The march and Garland’s speech were among dozens ... John Lewis, who was beaten on the bridge during Bloody Sunday. Hill, 70, said it is important for Biden supporters to vote in November.

S.W. Boynton, one of the organizers behind the “Bloody Sunday” march, was beaten until unconscious, as seen in this photo. The march was the first of many throughout March that led to the ...

The legislation is named for John Lewis, the late Georgia congressman who was at the lead of the Bloody Sunday march. The annual celebration will conclude with a ceremony and march across the ...

The legislation is named for John Lewis, the late Georgia congressman who was at the lead of the Bloody Sunday march. The annual celebration will conclude with a ceremony and march across the ...