"Selma's 'bloody Sunday' recalled after 10 years."
This article from the Mobile Press-Register recounts the events of "Bloody Sunday," which some citizens claim "hastened the passage of the voting rights act by Congress" in 1965. It then examines current conditions for African Americans in the Selma, discussing the increase of re...
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| Summary: | This article from the Mobile Press-Register recounts the events of "Bloody Sunday," which some citizens claim "hastened the passage of the voting rights act by Congress" in 1965. It then examines current conditions for African Americans in the Selma, discussing the increase of registered voters and black officials while stressing that "The political gains won by blacks have not solved all the problems faced by the Negroes in Selma"; one local leader points out that "You cannot legislate love" and he adds that "Even with some of the political strength we have gained, we've got to get some economic strength." |
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