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Home History Civil rights activists marching for Black voting rights were brutally attacked by Alabama state troopers at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma on March 7, 1965
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Civil rights activists marching for Black voting rights were brutally attacked by Alabama state troopers at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma on March 7, 1965

March 7, 2024
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On March 7, 1965 (60 years ago), the incident, known as “bloody sunday,” saw officers use clubs and tear gas to beat back 600 peaceful marchers, including john lewis
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The incident, known as “Bloody Sunday,” saw officers use clubs and tear gas to beat back 600 peaceful marchers, including John Lewis
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This event occurred during the 1960s, during the Civil Rights Movement era.

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