49 years ago today, Alabama state troopers attacked the 525 people who marched from Selma to Montgom
49 years ago today, Alabama state troopers attacked the 525 people who marched from Selma to Montgomery, protesting the death of Jimmie Lee Jackson, a demonstrator shot by police in February.The New York Times reported 57 injuries in what would become known as Bloody Sunday.“I fought in World War II, and I once was captured by the German army, and I want to tell you that the Germans never were as inhuman as the state troopers of Alabama.” - Hosea Williams -- source link
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