We have an amazing opportunity to learn about the events of March 7, 1965, known as Bloody Sunday, from the live tweets of Rep. John Lewis, one of the most influential figures of the Civil Rights Movement. John Lewis led the line of non-violent protesters marching from Montgomery to Selma, Alabama so that African Americans could finally achieve the voting rights that had been denied to them since the end of the Reconstruction Era.
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2015
50th Anniversary of Selma
The March from Selma to Montgomery for Voting RightS
50th Anniversary of Selma
The March from Selma to Montgomery for Voting RightS
An amazing opportunity for students to examine the events of Bloody Sunday through the live tweets of Rep. John Lewis, a hero of the Civil Rights Movement.
The power of an image:
What do these pictures say to you?
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
1. John Lewis - Live Tweets on the 50th Anniversary
2. More Live Tweets
3. Photos of Selma: Then & Now
4. CNN: John Lewis Speech & Other First Hand Accounts of Selma
5. More from CNN - Obama & Jessie Jackson
6. CNN: Watching "Selma" with 103-year-old Matriarch of the Movement
7. The White House: Obama Marks the 50th Anniversary of Selma
8. USA Today: 50 Years After Selma, John Lewis on Unfinished Business
2. More Live Tweets
3. Photos of Selma: Then & Now
4. CNN: John Lewis Speech & Other First Hand Accounts of Selma
5. More from CNN - Obama & Jessie Jackson
6. CNN: Watching "Selma" with 103-year-old Matriarch of the Movement
7. The White House: Obama Marks the 50th Anniversary of Selma
8. USA Today: 50 Years After Selma, John Lewis on Unfinished Business