On March 9, hundreds gathered on the Brooklyn Bridge to mark the 60th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday, a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement. This gathering included original participants, who recalled the violent events of March 7, 1965, when marchers led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were brutally attacked by state troopers in Selma, Alabama, highlighting the fight for voting rights. The rally, which occurred outside New York City Hall, served to remind attendees of ongoing challenges to civil rights today, reflecting on the past while urging future vigilance in protecting hard-won freedoms.
I was in Alabama in March, 1965 and I'm here today, still marching, Michel said. They ran us down with horses and attacked us with billy clubs.
Voting Rights Act, civil rights, education, employment, all of the gains are under attack, and we cannot allow those people to push us back, Fields said.
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