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Subscribe to RSSBarack Obama was nearly four years old when "Bloody Sunday" took place.
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Congressman John Lewis, center, walks arm in arm with Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.), left center Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.), right, prior to addressing fellow members of the The Faith & Politics Institute gathered on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 6, 2011, on the 46th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.
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Alabama state troopers swing nightsticks to break up a civil rights voting march in Selma, Ala., March 7, 1965. As several hundred marchers crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge to begin a protest march to Montgomery, state troopers assaulted the crowd with clubs and whips.
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Marchers cross the Alabama river on the Edmund Pettus Bridge at Selma on March 21, 1965. The civil rights marchers, eight abreast, were led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This was the start of their five day, 50-mile march to the State Capitol of Montgomery, Ala. They were fighting for voter registration rights for blacks, who were discouraged from registering to vote, particularly in small towns in the south.
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"state troopers assaulted the crowd with clubs and whips."
Assaulted? Sounds unlikely. Perhaps confrontations occurred after warnings were made?
Whips? First I have heard of that.
Proud of those that marched then and now.
May we never forget !
When will the day come that we are all one people and we need not scratch the scab from this would to watch it bleed?
Anceint History! Move on! Even Obama is smart enough! Nice touch with Harry Reid!
Such a non event, they didn't even send the VP! I wonder how long the nursing homes let the OLD people out!
A close view of the photo reveals the absence of any Republican House or Senate leaders. Was this a group scheduling conflict?
Great point, Logan C. All this is is political jockeying. I think these people actually bemoan the fact that everybody, for the most part, has equal rights and equal opportunity in this country. Because, if you are a civil rights activist, but then everbody gets their civil rights, what is there for you to do, anymore? I'll tell you what you do, you go around talking about past injustices as if they were still occurring so it can seem as though you are still relevant when, clearly, you are not. These people hold dearly to the civil rights era of the past because those were their glory days and that is all they have left. The only people who listen to those folks is the media. No young people listen to them. Look at that crowd...how many people do you see who look like they are under the age of 40? And the media always cover these pointless events because the media is full of white liberals with white-guilt complexes.
History often repeats itself!!
Hey is this the same "honorable" congressman that falsely accused tea party types of using racial slurs and spitting on him? Shameful...nice to see the Race Pimp Reverend is there. Nice appearance by Dingy harry.
Some of these comments seem a little off base. Why would anyone have a problem with people honoring and celebrating a good and noble part of our history?
Remembering the anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' is as significant as remembering those who died on 9-11. Some of the comments only go to show that there are still remnants of angry racists and bigots amongst us.
Every human life is precious and invaluable on this planet even the lives of our enemies.
Until the moral conscience and values for freedom and equality of America is recessitated, I fear that KARMA will administer a very painful blow to the stability of the world.
My white mother was present at "Bloody Sunday" as well as the march to Montgomery. She was 30, married, from Ohio and knew exactly what she was doing. So very proud of her for standing up for others.