Anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, AL
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On March 7, 1965 civil rights marchers crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge and encountered a wall of state troopers and county posse. The marchers were beaten with nightsticks and fired upon with tear gas. John Lewis suffered a skull fracture and bore scars on his head from the incident for the rest of his life.
The League of Women Voters supports justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
For more information about Bloody Sunday on March 7, 1965, see the Selma to Montgomery, AL civil and voting rights marches Wikipedia page.
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