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Bloody Tuesday was a march that occurred on June 9, 1964, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, during the Civil Rights Movement.The march was both organized and led by Rev. T. Y. Rogers and was to protest against segregated drinking fountains and restrooms in the county courthouse.
Bloody Tuesday (1964) Great Pilgrimage, 1913 suffrage march in the UK; James Karales (major photographer of the march) Mud March, 1907 suffrage procession in London; National Voting Rights Museum; Padayatra; Silent Sentinels, 1917 to 1919 protest in Washington, D.C. James "Spider" Martin ("Bloody Sunday" photographer) Suffrage Hikes, 1912 to ...
Younge became involved in the Civil Rights Movement during his first semester at the Tuskegee Institute. [6] He participated in the Selma to Montgomery protest march in Montgomery, Alabama, against the "Bloody Sunday" incident in March 1965.
The First African Baptist Church on Sunday will host a service dedicated to remembering a pivotal moment in Tuscaloosa's civil rights history.
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Founded in 1964, the Southern Student Organizing Committee was inspired by civil rights leaders like the late Rev. James Lawson.
Viola Fauver Liuzzo (née Gregg; April 11, 1925 – March 25, 1965) was an American civil rights activist in Detroit, Michigan.She was known for going to Alabama in March 1965 to support the Selma to Montgomery march for voting rights.
The Sunday night service included an apology by Mayor Walt Maddox for the actions of law enforcement officers, who beat and tear-gassed marchers.