The new name would be the “Edmund W. Pettus-Foot Soldiers Bridge,” but the lettering on the bridge would remain unaltered. According to a report by the Associated Press, Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday ...
House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) joined the call to rename the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama in honor of civil rights champion John Lewis. In a Meet The Press interview with ...
Thousands gathered in this river city in 1940 to dedicate a new bridge in honor of white supremacist Edmund Pettus, a Confederate general and reputed Ku Klux Klan leader. Just 25 years later, the ...
Selma Jubilee revelers annual trek across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama reminds us why we can never stop advocating for enfranchisement for Black Americans. Sixty years ago, on March 7, 1965, ...
Pastor reflects on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy after crossing Edmund Pettus Bridge, questioning what civil rights leader ...
SELMA, Ala. (WATE) – This weekend, the nation paid tribute to ‘Bloody Sunday,’ a day that marked a turning point in African-American voting rights 50 years ago. Previous story: Demonstrators in Selma ...
TULSA, Okla. — A group of local activists just returned from Selma, Alabama. They were chosen to participate in a re-enactment of the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge where 60 years ago, people ...
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