Edmund Pettus Bridge
Edmund Pettus Bridge
has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possess national significance for its association with "Bloody Sunday," a seminal event in the Civil Rights Movement. Here, on March 7, 1965, law enforcement officers violently attacked peaceful marchers. Media coverage of the confrontation raised public awareness of the need for voting rights legislation and resulted in a national outcry that pressured congress to pass the voting rights act of 1965. 2013 National Parks Service
United States Department of the Interior
has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possess national significance for its association with "Bloody Sunday," a seminal event in the Civil Rights Movement. Here, on March 7, 1965, law enforcement officers violently attacked peaceful marchers. Media coverage of the confrontation raised public awareness of the need for voting rights legislation and resulted in a national outcry that pressured congress to pass the voting rights act of 1965. 2013 National Parks Service
United States Department of the Interior
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