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The Celebration Is Over, and Selma Is Still Poor
The world saw a magnificent celebration last weekend in Selma, Ala., of the 50th anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery marches. The racially mixed crowds were huge, exciting and orderly. More than 120,000 attended the two days of commemorative events. Foot soldiers mingled with dignitaries from the public and private sectors. President Barack Obama gave one of…

