Mar 9, 2025 - Politics & Policy

In photos: Hundreds mark 60th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" in Selma

Rebecca Falconer

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), Rev. Al Sharpton, Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) walk across Edmund Pettus Bridge as they commemorate the 60th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" on March 9 in Selma, Alabama. — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Rev. Al Sharpton, Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.), the son of civil rights icon the Rev. Jesse Jackson, walk across Edmund Pettus Bridge as they commemorate the 60th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama, on March 9. Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Hundreds of people rallied at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, to mark 60 years since "Bloody Sunday," when authorities beat peaceful protesters who were marching against race discrimination in voting.

The big picture: The anniversary follows President Trump's moves to ax federal affirmative action programs and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, and many of Sunday's marchers displayed protest signs warning civil rights remain under threat.

People march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge during commemorations of the 60th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' on March 9, 2025 in Selma, Alabama. — People march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge during "Bloody Sunday" commemorations on March 9. Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images

Attendees raise their fists at a rally outside Brown Chapel AME Church during commemorations of the 60th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' on March 9 in Selma, Alabama. — A rally outside Selma's Brown Chapel AME Church during "Bloody Sunday" commemorations on March 9. Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images

A contingent of Masons marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge during commemorations of the 60th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' on March 9 in Selma, Alabama. — A contingent of Masons marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge during commemorations of the 60th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" on March 9. Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images

People hold signs with a picture of late civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis on them prior to marching across the Edmund Pettus Bridge during commemorations of the 60th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' on March 9 in Selma, Alabama. — People hold signs with a picture of late civil rights leader and Congressman John Lewis on them before marching across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 9 in Selma, Alabama. Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images

Selma's foot soldiers walk across Edmund Pettus Bridge as they commemorate the 60th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" on March 9, 2025 in Selma, Alabama. — Selma's foot soldiers walk across Edmund Pettus Bridge as they commemorate the 60th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" on March 9. Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

People sing We Shall Overcome while marching across the Edmund Pettus Bridge during commemorations of the 60th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' on March 9 in Selma, Alabama. — People sing "We Shall Overcome" while marching across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 9. Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images

Marchers are reflected in a puddle as they march to the Edmund Pettus Bridge during commemorations of the 60th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' on March 9, 2025 in Selma, Alabama. — People march to the Edmund Pettus Bridge during commemorations of the 60th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" on March 9 in Selma. Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images

Attendees at a rally are seen in front of a monument to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. outside Brown Chapel AME Church during commemorations of the 60th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' on March 9, 2025, in Selma, Alabama. — Attendees at a rally near a monument to Martin Luther King Jr. outside Brown Chapel AME Church on March 9. Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images

Martin Luther King III, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. Jesse Jackson, and Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) walk across Edmund Pettus Bridge as they commemorate the 60th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" on March 9 in Selma, Alabama. — Martin Luther King III, Waters, Sharpton, Rev. Jesse Jackson and Jonathan Jackson walk across Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 9. Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

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