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Topic: Edmund Pettus bridge

Long-time civil rights icon and fighter Annie Pearl Avery visited protesters after the march across Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, in May 2026. She crossed the bridge with MLK, John Lewis and many others in the historic march on "Bloody Sunday" 61 years ago. (Jason Davis / Getty Images)

People are marching in Selma in 2026

CK Smith
Crowds gather before a symbolic walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, Sunday, March 8, 2015, in Selma, Ala. (AP/Mike Stewart)

The shame of Selma

David Masciotra