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Civil rights demonstrators, led by Dr Martin Luther King (5th R), civil rights activist Ralph Abernathy (5th L), John Lewis (3rd L) and other civil and religious leaders, make their way from Selma to Montgomery on March 22, 1965 in Alabama.

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60 years after Bloody Sunday in Alabama, elusive racial progress in Selma

by Debbie Elliott March 9, 2025March 9, 2025

Events in Selma, Ala. six decades ago helped win support for the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Today local activists say they’re still fighting stubborn segregation, poverty and gun violence.

Rev. Ralph Abernathy, James Forman, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rev. Jesse Douglas lead the voting rights march to the Montgomery County Courthouse.

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Newly restored photos show the ruin of ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Selma on its 60th anniversary

by Ayana Archie March 8, 2025March 8, 2025

James “Spider” Martin was assigned to photograph the protests in Alabama after civil rights activist Jimmie Lee Jackson was killed by state troopers.

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