African Americans Recall 1960's Fight For Voting Rights

U.S. President Barack Obama and thousands of people will gather in the small southern U.S. city of Selma, Alabama, Saturday, March 7th to commemorate the 50th anniversary of a historic voting rights march that became known as “Bloody Sunday."   Hundreds of African American demonstrators marched for voting rights in Selma, Alabama, 50 years ago. As they crossed the Edmund Pettus bridge, they were attacked by state police officers. The violent images outraged the nation,...

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