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Bloody Sunday

U.S. National Park Service

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  1. Social movements · 7 March 1965

    Bloody Sunday in Selma

    Edmund Pettus Bridge and Selma-to-Montgomery Trail · United States

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    Why editors use it here

    Official trail history of the campaign, bridge attack, later march, and legislation.

    1. Quick read

      On 7 March 1965, about six hundred voting-rights marchers left Selma for Montgomery.

      Reviewed 26 July 2026
    2. Trigger and conditions

      John Lewis and Hosea Williams led marchers from Brown Chapel AME Church across the Alabama River.

      Reviewed 26 July 2026
    3. Uncertainty

      Attendance and injury estimates vary, though approximately six hundred marchers and dozens hospitalized are well supported.

      Reviewed 26 July 2026
    4. Why it matters

      Bloody Sunday made visible that formally available voting rights were being suppressed through administrative barriers backed by state violence.

      Reviewed 26 July 2026