Commemoration of the “Bloody Sunday” March set for March 3-7 in Alabama

The Bridge Crossing Jubilee annual commemoration of Bloody Sunday and the Selma – to Montgomery March is the largest annual event in America that commemorates the struggle and successes of the Civil Rights Movement.  

Held in historic Selma, Ala., March 3-7, at and near the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the five-day event attracts over 25,000 people, which has included President Clinton, President Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rep. John Lewis, the King family, Rev. Al Sharpton, Harry Belafonte, Dick Gregory, Vivica Fox, Young Joc, Outkast, Master P, Ambassadors, and countless living legends and foot soldiers.  

The weekend includes a golf tournament, the Freedom Flame Awards Banquet, a Unity Breakfast, and an all day music festival on Water Avenue March 5. The March re-enactment and 37 other events, consisting of many free events such as the Intergenerational Youth Summit, a parade, a film festival, the Mock Trial, the Women’s Hall of Fame, a Health Fair and A Public Conversation, will be held March 4, 5 and 6, 2011.

Confirmed presenters include Congressman James Clyburn, Dick Gregory, Tom Burrell, author of Brainwashed: Dispelling the Myth of Black Inferiority, Mary Liuzzo Lilleboe, daughter of Viola Liuzzo and Bernard Lafayette, movie star Rockmond Dunbar and Public Enemy Professor Griff. 

For a complete schedule go to www.selmajubilee.com and for more information please contact The Jubilee Office at 334-526-2626 or The National Voting Rights Museum & Institute, 334-418-0800 or Catrena Norris Carter at 205-266-0304.

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