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yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
Tue Jan 20, 2015, 09:46 PM Jan 2015

Obama coming to Selma!

Saturday, March 7th. More news on schedule to come, but this would be a once in a lifetime historic opportunity to join our brothers and sisters in Selma!

50 years. President Obama. We did this.

http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/01/president_obama_coming_to_alab.html#incart_river

Obama will be in Selma March 7th for the 50th anniversary of the march. Obama will be joined by Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga, who was among the marchers on that day.

The event will commemorate the 1965 march when voting rights advocates were forced to turn back after a violent encounter with police. The violence of that day, known as "Bloody Sunday" captured worldwide attention and led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act.



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Obama coming to Selma! (Original Post) yallerdawg Jan 2015 OP
AWESOME NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #1
Great news! appalachiablue Jan 2015 #2
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