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Coverage dated March 7, 2026

Decades after violence in Selma spurred the Voting Rights Act, organizers worry about its fate

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The March 7,1965, violence, known as Bloody Sunday shocked the nation and helped spur passage to voting for Black Americans in the Jim Crow South.

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  1. ABC 7 Chicago

    Decades after violence in Selma spurred the Voting Rights Act, organizers worry about its fate (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    The March 7,1965, violence, known as Bloody Sunday shocked the nation and helped spur passage to voting for Black Americans in the Jim Crow South.

  2. The Columbian

    Violence in Selma 61 years ago led to Voting Rights Act (opens The Columbian)

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    SELMA, Ala. — Sixty-one years after state troopers attacked Civil Rights marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, thousands gathered in the Alabama city over the weekend amid new concerns about

  3. Philadelphia Inquirer

    On 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday, worries about the future of voting rights and calls to action (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Alabama marks the 61st anniversary of a key event in the Civil Rights Movement, when state troopers attacked voting rights marchers in Selma.

  4. Los Angeles Times

    Decades after Selma, organizers worry about the fate of the Voting Rights Act (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    As activists marked the 61st anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' in Selma, which paved the for the Voting Rights Act, which could be rolled back in an upcoming Supreme Court decision.

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