Civil Rights Event at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama

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Description

This photograph shows participants and an American flag at a civil rights event in Selma, Alabama, in 2000. They were commemorating “Bloody Sunday,” which happened on March 7, 1965. During Bloody Sunday, a peaceful protest in Selma turned violent after civil rights protesters were suppressed by state troopers using violence and tear gas. After many Americans saw the events broadcast on TV, there was great support for Federal voting rights legislation to guarantee the right to vote regardless of race.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Collection WJC-WHPO: Photographs of the White House Photograph Office (Clinton Administration).

National Archives Identifier: 26080946

Full Citation: Photograph P80268_33; Participants and Flag at a Civil Rights Event at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama; 3/5/2000; Photographs Relating to the Clinton Administration, 1/20/1993 – 1/20/2001; Collection WJC-WHPO: Photographs of the White House Photograph Office (Clinton Administration),; William J. Clinton Library, Little Rock, AR. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/civil-rights-event-selma/, January 26, 2026]

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