7 marca 1965 roku, na moście Edmunda Pettusa, policja zatrzymała, używając pałek i gazu łzawiącego, pokojowy marsz, którego uczestnicy domagali się równych praw dla wszystkich Amerykanów - także czarnoskórych. Rannych wówczas zostało kilkadziesiąt osób. Wydarzenia te przeszły do historii jako "Krwawa niedziela" i otworzyły drogę do zagwarantowania czarnoskórym obywatelom USA pełni praw obywatelskich.
W 50. rocznicę tych wydarzeń Barack Obama, pierwszy czarnoskóry prezydent USA, powiedział w sobotę, podczas uroczystości na moście Edmunda Pettusa, że w ciągu tych 50 lat zrobiono bardzo dużo dla zapewnienia wszystkim Amerykanom równych praw obywatelskich, ale nie wszystko. "Ten marsz jeszcze trwa" - podkreślił Obama. (PAP)
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Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday crossing of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, USA
epa04650984 Traffic crosses the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge as weekend activites ramp up commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday crossing in Selma, Alabama, USA, 06 March 2015. The weekend of civil rights activities also honors the Selma-to-Montgomery March and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. EPA/DAN ANDERSON
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday crossing of the Edmund Pettus Bridge
epa04651039 Eugene Crawford-Goodwin stands near the Edmund Pettus Bridge as people prepare to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday crossing in Selma, Alabama, USA, 06 March 2015. Crawford-Goodwin crossed the brigde back in 1965 when he was 17-years-old. On 07 March 1965, an estimated 525 to 600 civil rights marchers headed east out of Selma before they were confronted by state police at Edmund Pettus Bridge, who beat the protests with sticks and fired tear gas to try to disperse the crowd. The weekend of civil rights activities also honors the Selma-to-Montgomery March and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. EPA/DAN ANDERSON
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday crossing of the Edmund Pettus Bridge
epa04651051 People gather on the Edmund Pettus Bridge during activities leading up to the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday crossing of the bridge in Selma, Alabama, USA, 06 March 2015. President Barack Obama will speak at the bridge on 07 March. On 07 March 1965, an estimated 525 to 600 civil rights marchers headed east out of Selma before they were confronted by state police at Edmund Pettus Bridge, who beat the protests with sticks and fired tear gas to try to disperse the crowd. The weekend of civil rights activities also honors the Selma-to-Montgomery March and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. EPA/ERIK LESSER
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday crossing of the Edmund Pettus Bridge
epa04651052 People cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge during activities leading up to the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday crossing of the bridge in Selma, Alabama, USA, 06 March 2015. President Barack Obama will speak at the bridge on 07 March. On 07 March 1965, an estimated 525 to 600 civil rights marchers headed east out of Selma before they were confronted by state police at Edmund Pettus Bridge, who beat the protests with sticks and fired tear gas to try to disperse the crowd. The weekend of civil rights activities also honors the Selma-to-Montgomery March and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. EPA/ERIK LESSER
President Obama speaks to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday crossing of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma
epa04652110 The Reverand Jesse Jackson stands for an interview before President of the United States Barack Obama speaks during activities commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday crossing of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, USA, 07 March 2015. The weekend of civil rights activities also honors the Selma-to-Montgomery March and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. EPA/DAN ANDERSON
epa04652135 A large crowd gathers on a downtown street before US President Barack Obama speaks during activities commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday crossing of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, USA, 07 March 2015. The weekend of civil rights activities also honors the Selma-to-Montgomery March and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
epa04652170 A large crowd gathers before US President Barack Obama speaks during activities commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday crossing of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, USA, 07 March 2015. The weekend of civil rights activities also honors the Selma-to-Montgomery March and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
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