including late Congressman John Lewis, gathered for a peaceful march for voting rights in Selma. But that peace was shattered on the Edmund Pettus Bridge by Alabama State Troopers. “They came ...

and John Lewis, a crowd estimated by police at 5,000, marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge from Selma, Ala. March 8, 1975. “It’s hard when you just can’t lay your head down and have a ...

on “Bloody Sunday,” John Lewis and dozens of others were beaten while crossing the Edmund Pettus bridge. After an aborted second attempt, thousands had started out from Selma on March 21.

John Lewis said that before he died he wanted ... Most famously, Lewis led the march through Selma, Alabama — remembered as "Bloody Sunday" for the police brutality protesters like Lewis ...

Throughout March of 1965, a group of demonstrators faced violence as they attempted to march from Selma, Alabama ... including future Congressman John Lewis who suffered a fractured skull.

John Lewis was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer ... He was also a leader at the march in Selma, Alabama, on March 7, 1965, which led to the eventual passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

Among them were Hosea Williams, John Lewis and local activist Amelia Boynton ... from workshops and panels to a multiday march from Selma to Montgomery. On Friday, U.S. Rep.

As people gather in Selma to remember "Bloody Sunday,'' some call for action. "We're still in the midst of this struggle,’’ said Bryan Stevenson.