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Thursday, March 7, 2013

Bloody Sunday

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

"Bloody Sunday," happened 48 years ago.

Today is the 48th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, when John Lewis and other civil rights demonstrators were beaten by Alabama police officers in Selma as they marched for civil rights.

Dr. Martin Luther King and the SCLC and SNCC banded together to protest not only African Americans gaining equal voting rights but also the murder of Jimmie Lee Jackson who was murdered by a state trooper.

 A video of news coverage then shows police officers stomping and throwing tear gas on protestors. Then there is the footage of Dr. King responding to "Bloody Sunday" and refusing to let up.

Putting their lives on the line, risking murder, maiming and abuse, is no small feat. Remember their sacrifices and contributions and honour them.

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We are all familiar with Dr. Martin L. King Jr.'s speeches and goal of equal rights, but if you really care to know what our people were up against in those times, one need only look to what would be coined "Bloody Sunday," which happened 48 years ago TODAY. On this day, Dr. King and the SCLC and SNCC banded together to protest not only African Americans gaining equal voting rights, but also the murder of Jimmie Lee Jackson who was murdered by a state trooper. NewsOne found the video of the real-time news coverage back then. You can actually observe police officers stomping and throwing tear gas on protestors. Then there is the footage of Dr. King responding to "Bloody Sunday" and refusing to let up. Real talk, BLACK PEOPLE'S BACKS WERE AGAINST THE WALL!!! You can see it in the tightness of Dr. King's jaw and the intensity of his eyes that he and all Black people of that time HAD TO ACT NOW OR FOREVER HOLD THEIR COLLECTIVE PEACE. What those Black people did back then, putting their lives on the line, getting murdered, maimed and abused, is no small feat. We need to remember their sacrifices and contributions every day. NewsOne hasn't forgotten. Remember what our people went through here. Let's honor them and do them proud. http://newsone.com/2268019/bloody-sunday-1965/
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