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Selma to Montgomery March
Associated Press

1965

Selma to Montgomery March

Also known as 'Bloody Sunday' John Lewis led over 600 peaceful protestors in a march over the Edmus Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, where they were greeted by a group of violent state troopers. The national coverage of the brutality sparked a widespread interest in ending racial injustice.

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