They fed, protected and housed activists who traveled to Selma, Alabama, in March 1965 to demonstrate for voting rights.
“The picture of Bloody Sunday has never left my heart ... the right to vote with the 15th Amendment in 1870 and Black ...
“What happened on Bloody Sunday is worthy of remembering so that we will never forget it,’’ she said. Throughout the weekend, there will be a host of commemoration events spearheaded by ...
Selma on Sunday marked the 60th anniversary of the clash that became known as Bloody Sunday. The attack shocked the nation and galvanized support for the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965.