Edmund Pettus Bridge
Selma bridge where state troopers beat John Lewis and 600 marchers on Bloody Sunday, March 7, 1965.
Historic site / MemorialSubmitted by @blackwiki
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Spans the Alabama River on US 80. The televised footage of the beatings forced LBJ to introduce the Voting Rights Act eight days later. Now a US National Historic Landmark; an annual jubilee march draws thousands each March.
Location
US Route 80, Selma, AL, USA
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