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The Edmund Pettus Bridge carries U.S. Route 80 Business (US 80 Bus.) across the Alabama River in Selma, Alabama. Built in 1940, it is named after Edmund Pettus , a former Confederate brigadier general , U.S. senator , and state-level leader (" Grand Dragon ") of the Alabama Ku Klux Klan . [ 2 ]
Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail sign President Barack Obama's speech marking the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery marches Memorial at Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. The marches had a powerful effect in Washington.
Edmund Winston Pettus (July 6, 1821 – July 27, 1907) was a lawyer and politician who represented Alabama in the United States Senate from 1897 to 1907. [2] He served as a senior officer of the Confederate States Army , commanding infantry in the Western Theater of the American Civil War .
The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, for the final time Sunday as remembrances continue for the civil rights icon. The bridge became a landmark in the ...
Crowds watched solemnly as the body of Rep. John Lewis crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge one final time, 55 years after the civil rights icon marched for peace and was met with brutality in Selma ...
Thousands gathered in Selma, Ala., in 1940 to dedicate a new bridge in honor of white supremacist Edmund Pettus, a Confederate general and reputed Ku Klux Klan leader. Just 25 years later, the ...
Selma: The Edmund Pettus Bridge (1940), on US Route 80, is named for Edmund Pettus, Confederate General and Alabama Grand Dragon of the KKK. [62] This is the beginning of the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail (1996), commemorating the Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches of 1965. Defense of Selma Memorial (1907) by UDC [59] [63]
Commentary: Walking toward justice on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. Gannett. Foster's Daily Democrat. March 20, 2024 at 5:10 AM.