Black leaders urge Obama to visit Selma on 'Bloody Sunday'

Author: wiat42 Bloody Sunday 1965 Black leaders urge Obama to visit Selma on ‘Bloody Sunday’ MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A group of prominent black political leaders are urging President Barack Obama to visit Selma on the traditional observance of Bloody Sunday instead of the Saturday prior. The White House announced this week that Obama would visit Selma on Saturday, March 7. Selma state Sen. Read more at http://bit.ly/1tZlxel

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The Edmund Pettus Bridge - Selma Alabama

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Black leaders urge Obama to visit Selma on 'Bloody Sunday'

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SELMA: Dare we dream?

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Grace, as Marilyn knows,�became 80 on December�14th. On�October 28th, when Marilyn�became 53 and I became 81, I wondered how we were going to celebrate Grace’s entry to the�80’s. The�decision: go to see SELMA on the day after Christmas in Harlem, where I worked and lived twice: from 1969-73 and from 1994-97. We went to theRead more...

The Edmund Pettus Bridge - Selma Alabama

On March 7, 1965, a Sunday, thousands of singing marchers were leaving Selma on their way to Montgomery, Alabama, the state Capital. These demonstrators were intending to demand of Governor George Wallace the right to vote. However, they never made it that far. On the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the gateway to the town of Selma, the marchers were savagely attacked and beaten by state and local

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SELMA: Dare we dream?

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Black leaders urge Obama to visit Selma on 'Bloody Sunday'

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The Edmund Pettus Bridge - Selma Alabama

On March 7, 1965, a Sunday, thousands of singing marchers were leaving Selma on their way to Montgomery, Alabama, the state Capital. These demonstrators were intending to demand of Governor George Wallace the right to vote. However, they never made it that far. On the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the gateway to the town of Selma, the marchers were savagely attacked and beaten by state and local

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