Decades after violence in Selma spurred the Voting Rights Act, organizers worry about its fate
SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Sixty-one years after state troopers attacked Civil Rights marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, thousands are gathering in the Alabama city this weekend, amid new concerns about the future of the Voting Rights Act. The March 7, 1965, violence that became known as Bloody Sunday shocked the nation and helped spur passage of the landmark legislation that dismantled barriers to voting for Black Americans in the Jim Crow South. But this year’s anniversary — events...
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Sat, 07 Mar 2026
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Wed, 04 Mar 2026
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Tue, 03 Mar 2026
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Mon, 02 Mar 2026
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- FBI joins Cincinnati police search for suspect after 9 wounded in nightclub shooting
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