In 1965, activists started a march from Selma to Montgomery to demonstrate the right to vote. However, as they were crossing the bridge, they were attacked by law enforcement.

Selma on Sunday marked the 60th anniversary of a key event in the civil rights movement, when voting rights marchers were attacked on March 7, 1965. The annual commemoration pays homage to those who fought to secure voting rights for Black Americans and brought calls to recommit to the fight for equality.

Hundreds marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge honoring 60 years since Bloody Sunday. Activists say the fight for voting rights continues, urging civic engagement.

It’s been 60 years since 600 people crossed the Edmund Pettus bridge to advocate for voting rights. Thousands made that same march on Sunday to keep the message alive

Worried about the future, marchers crossed the Edmund Pettis Bridge on Sunday in the 60th commemoration of one of the most shocking days of the 1960s movement.

Gov. Andy Beshear joined thousands of activists and community members on Sunday marching across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.

Thousands of people honored the men and women who march 60 years ago by crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Sunday.

Charles Mauldin was near the front of a line of voting rights marchers walking in pairs across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965.