earendil March 5, 2023 12:44pm #Selma #voting #anniversary (https://apnews.com/article/biden-selma-bloody-sunday-voting-rights-633cb487dc69f6c815400e6b85a86276?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_01) Biden's Selma visit puts spotlight back on voting rights WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to pay tribute to the heroes of “Bloody Sunday," joining thousands for the annual commemoration of the seminal moment in the civil rights movement that led to passage of landmark voting rights...
earendil March 7, 2022 7:50pm #voting #Selma (https://apnews.com/article/selma-youth-activism-4039dd69269c0484ab2144172dea3c21) In Selma, foot soldier’s kin boosts youth voting rights role For longer than Elliott Smith can recall, annual commemorations of the historic voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, doubled as family reunions.