Thousands of people are expected to converge in the city of Selma, Alabama for the annual re-enactment of a key event in the civil rights movement. Sunday marks the 52nd anniversary of the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River in Selma. On March 7, 1965, African-Americans seeking voting rights launched a march across the bridge en route to Montgomery but were attacked by police. The march is credited with helping build momentum for passage of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. Organizers of an annual Civil War re-enactment held in Selma canceled their event when presented with a similar bill from the city.

Source: ABC News March 05, 2017 15:04 UTC