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Bloody Sunday anniversary marks 50 years in Selma march
The piece recalls the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery that met police violence at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. It notes James Bevel's role, Jimmie Lee Jackson's death, King’s ensuing calls for volunteers, and the subsequent marches aided by federal protection. It mentions Jim Clark's controversial stance and Malcolm X’s Selma visit.
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Washington, D.C
Edmund Pettus
Selma
Alabama
Montgomery
James Bevel
Martin Luther King Jr
Jimmie Lee Jackson
Marion
Bevel
Jackson
State Capitol
King
Frank M. Johnson
Pettus Bridge
Crit
Ics
Johnson
James Reed
Atlanta
Andrew Young
Young
America
Dallas
Jim Clark
Clark
Montgomery Advertiser
Malcolm X
South
Capitol Hill
Senate
Sjtch Dill Essense
Azzle
Jakalia Franklin
Shamaya Gibbs
Khia Walker
Tuskegee
Edmund Pettus Bridge