Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of “Bloody Sunday”, the Selma-to-Montgomery March, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
On March 7, 1965, armed policemen attacked peaceful civil rights demonstrators attempting to march to the state capital of Montgomery in an incident that became known as Bloody Sunday. Because of the design of the bridge, the protestors were unable to see the police officers on the east side of the bridge until after they had reached the top of the bridge in the center. The protesters first saw the police while at the center of the bridge, 100 feet above the Alabama River. Upon seeing this, protestor Hosea Williams asked his fellow protester John Lewis if he knew how to swim. Despite the danger ahead, the protesters continued marching without stopping. They were then attacked and beaten by police on the other side. |
Analysis
When on a plane to the Selma Anniversary and he happened to be sitting next to Thelma Adair. she has an important story. she has been suffering from nightmares for years, these nightmares were terrifying. They were memories of her childhood when her father was targeted by the KKK.
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When quoting Adair the author tells the readers how all she remembers is fear. The writer ends the article by saying that the worlds nightmare "still has not ended."