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The Voting Rights Act of 1965, Born Out of ‘Bloody Sunday,’ Fights for Its Life in the Face of an Activist U.S. Supreme Court Majority

March 10, 2025March 10, 2025

Five months after peaceful voting rights marchers were viciously attacked by their own government in Selma, Alabama, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed by President Lyndon Johnson. Anti-voter legislatures are now challenging the VRA’s protections, even though that discrimination continues.

They Marched for Voting Rights and Were Beaten by Their Government. On the 60th Anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ the Struggle Continues

March 9, 2025March 10, 2025

March 7th marked 60 years since Black Americans, demanding their right to vote, were brutally beaten and gassed by their government in Selma, Alabama. The ‘Blood Sunday’ attack outraged many Americans, resulting in passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.