Black History Don't End In February
This weekend in historic Selma, Alabam scores of people gahered to walk in remembrance of a day known as "Bloody Sunday".
On March 7, 1965 more than 500 portestors were savagely beaten as they crossed the Edmund Pettis Bridge on their way to ontgomery.
They marched to protest the death of Jimmie Lee Jackson who was shot by police while trying to protect his mother during a civil rights demonstration.
The actual aniversary of "Bloody Sunday" is this Tuesday, but it is traditionally remembered on the Sunday before the seventh.
Note: This was a story I wrote for the newscast this morning that never got aired. Figured I's share it with you guys.
posted by Jarrod at 4:37 AM
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TODAY SCORES OF PEOPLE ARE REMEMBERING "BLOODY SUNDAY."
THIS WEEKEND MARKS 41 YEARS SINCE MORE THAN 500 PROTESTORS WERE SAVAGELY BEATEN WHILE MARCHING ACROSS THE EDMUND PETTIS BRIDGE.
THE PROTESTORS WERE MARCHING TO PROTEST THE FATAL SHOOTING OF JIMMIE LEE JACKSON.
JACKSON WAS SHOT WHILE DEFENDING HIS MOTHER DURING A CIVIL RIGHTS DEMONSTRATION.
i don't know if that's what you were looking for when you posted it. hope that didn't offend you for me to re-write it. i like the story. you should campaign to have it reappear tomorrow as the actual anniversary of the day.
12:18 PM
the third sentence would be better if it said "the protestors were marching against the fatal shooting of jimmie lee jackson."
12:19 PM
I was just putting it up for it to be recognized, but I'm always open to constructive criticism. The only reason I wouldn't change the third line is because "marching against a shooting" just sounds funny to me. And the story didn't get re-aired...I tried.
1:56 AM
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