"Reflecting on the 60th Anniversary of Selma's 'Bloody Sunday': Key Issues and Insights"

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SELMA, Ala. (AP) — On March 7, 1965, Charles Mauldin joined voting rights marchers crossing Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge. They protested against white officials denying Black citizens the right to vote, following Jimmie Lee Jackson's tragic death. At the bridge's peak, law enforcement issued a warning before unleashing violence.

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