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#OTD in 1965 brave activists attempted a 54-mile march from Selma, AL to Montgomery, AL for #votingrights.
But upon crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge, state troopers with billy clubs & tear gas assaulted the men & women.
This day became known as #BloodySunday.pic.twitter.com/VSbDXTZo37
Even injured, they were committed to completing the march.
The heinous violence led @NAACP_LDF to file & win a lawsuit against the AL Governor, which afforded the marchers federal protection for a subsequent march.
You can read the march plan here:https://www.naacpldf.org/ldf-at-selma-55th-jubilee-ldf-history …
#BloodySunday, the protected march that took place weeks later, & the fearless leaders of the civil rights movement are credited for the passage of the #VotingRights Act of 1965.
The #VRA tore down the barriers to the ballot box for Black Americans. 
.@repjohnlewis was at the forefront of the march & was beaten to the point of fearing death on #BloodySunday.
But his relentless commitment to civil rights did not wane.
Till today, he is a bastion for voting, women's, LGBTQ, employment, and other civil rights and reforms.pic.twitter.com/4jPwtHo8Bl
.@repjohnlewis lifetime of sacrifice & the courage of the #BloodySunday foot soldiers are honored every year at the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee. #Selma55
In such a time as this, it is critical that we go a step further in honoring their sacrifice.pic.twitter.com/SZPSWabRIs
Selma foot soldiers were beaten & bloodied for #votingrights so that in the critical juncture our nation is in now, we could all have a voice. We must:
be informed voters
urge our community to register & vote
vote in every election, on every issue
#OurVoteOurVoice
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My next door neighbor was one of those folk and he will remain one of my hero's
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