Selma Marks 60th Anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' with Reflections and Renewed Calls for Justice

The commemoration highlights the historic fight for voting rights while addressing modern challenges to racial equity and civil rights in the United States.

Thousands gathered in Selma, Alabama, to honor the 60th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday,' a pivotal event in the civil rights movement that led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Speakers, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senator Raphael Warnock, emphasized the need to confront contemporary threats to voting rights and racial equity.
Concerns were raised about recent voting restrictions, the rollback of diversity and inclusion initiatives, and efforts to diminish federal civil rights protections under the Trump administration.
The commemoration included a march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where participants paused to pray at the site of the 1965 attack on peaceful protesters.
Civil rights leaders called for younger generations to continue the fight for justice, as key institutions like the National Voting Rights Museum face funding challenges and uncertainty.