March 7, 1965, is known as Bloody Sunday after hundreds of people peacefully marched from Selma to Montgomery but were violently attacked.
However, that didn’t stop a gang of Alabama State Troopers from assembling on the far side of the Edmund Pettus Bridge where they would tear-gas and violently attack the marchers with the batons.
March 7, 1965, is known as Bloody Sunday after hundreds of people peacefully marched from Selma to Montgomery but were ...
Civil rights leaders gather in Selma, Alabama, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and call for continued ...
This month, our nation remembers the heroes of Selma, Alabama.  Sixty years ago, they marched for voting rights, survived brutal beatings, and inspired the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Bloody Sunday, thousands gather in Selma to honor a defining moment in the Civil Rights Movement. Credits: @erniesuggs / AJC | Getty Images | AP ...
Students will learn about the 1965 marches from Selma to Montgomery during the Civil Rights Movement. They will examine the ...