Hundreds of people rallied at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, to mark 60 years since “Bloody Sunday,” when authorities beat peaceful protesters who were marching against race discrimination in voting.
The big picture: The anniversary follows President Trump’s moves to ax federal affirmative action programs and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, and many of Sunday’s marchers displayed protest signs warning civil rights remain under threat.
People march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge during ‘Bloody Sunday” commemorations on March 9. Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images
A rally outside Selma’s Brown Chapel AME Church during “Bloody Sunday” commemorations on March 9. Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images
A contingent of Masons marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge during commemorations of the 60th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ on March 9. Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images
People hold signs with a picture of late civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis on them before marching across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 9 in Selma, Alabama. Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images
Selma’s foot soldiers walk across Edmund Pettus Bridge as they commemorate the 60th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” on March 9. Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
People sing “We Shall Overcome” while marching across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 9. Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images
People march to the Edmund Pettus Bridge during commemorations of the 60th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ on March 9 in Selma. Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images
Attendees at a rally near a monument to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. outside Brown Chapel AME Church on March 9. Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images
Martin Luther King III, Waters, Sharpton, Rev. Jesse Jackson, and Jonathan Jackson walk across Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 9. Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
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