Biden visits Selma on 58th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday”
Biden's speech at the Edmund Pettus Bridge served as the culminating event for the annual commemoration.
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SPLC, congresswoman honor John Lewis and the 40 Martyrs in wreath-laying ceremony
The wreath-laying ceremony was the first held since the passing of Congressman John Lewis.
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke speaks in Selma
Clarke spoke at the Martin and Coretta King Unity Breakfast at Wallace Community College Selma reflecting on the painful history of Bloody Sunday.
March 6, 2023
Black Southern Women’s Collaborative members: “We too must resist”
The BSWC was formed to support the organizing, ingenuity and prowess of Black women executive directors.
March 2, 2023
Biden to visit Selma, speak at Bloody Sunday event
The Bloody Sunday event will mark the president's third visit to the city.
Report notes strengths, challenges in Alabama’s Black Belt
The University of Alabama’s Education Policy Center report, the last in the series, focuses on local leaders in the Black Belt.
Kamala Harris urges continued fight for voting rights at Bloody Sunday commemoration
"If we all continue to work together, to march together, to fight together, we will secure the freedom to vote,” Harris said.
Kamala Harris to speak Sunday in Selma on Bloody Sunday anniversary
Harris is to be joined in Selma by several officials from President Joe Biden's administration.
Sharpton to deliver keynote sermon honoring “Bloody Sunday” march
The Selma to Montgomery marches helped lead to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
March 1, 2022
Vice President Kamala Harris remarks on 56th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday”
"Friends, there is no cause more righteous than the right to vote," the vice president said.