Bloody Sunday

Selma’s Brown Chapel AME to reopen for Bloody Sunday anniversary

Civil rights leaders will gather in Selma on March 8 to commemorate Bloody Sunday and the temporary reopening of Brown Chapel AME.

February 18, 2026

SPLC honors 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday by urging others to continue the march

Leaders said the chaos and confusion of today's political climate is a threat to the civil rights that Bloody Sunday leaders worked so hard to achieve.

Jacob Holmes

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March 10, 2025

Brown Chapel AME gets $1 million grant for restoration on Bloody Sunday anniversary

The church, a National Historic Landmark, has been closed since 2020, due to structural deterioration.

March 10, 2025

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The battle for civil rights didn’t end in Selma — it still rages on

Selma showed the world that change doesn’t come from waiting — it comes from marching, from pushing, from refusing to be silenced.

Bill Britt

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March 7, 2025

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Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March

Make no mistake about it, this event led to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

Steve Flowers

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March 5, 2025

Sen. Britt honors Alabama’s Civil Rights pioneers 60 years after Bloody Sunday

This comes ahead of the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, which will be commemorated this coming weekend.

March 4, 2025

Rep. Sewell commemorates the 60th Anniversary of Bloody Tuesday in Tuscaloosa

Though lesser known, the events of Bloody Tuesday set the stage for Bloody Sunday.

June 10, 2024

Sewell to bring original foot soldiers as guests to the State of the Union

Three foot soldiers will join Rep. Sewell on Thursday as President Biden delivers his annual address.

March 7, 2024

Rep. Sewell to welcome VP Kamala Harris to Selma for Bloody Sunday

Vice President Harris will join the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge and deliver remarks.

February 28, 2024