On March 7, 1965, was the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. The 600 marchers that were protesting for equality for all ethnicities, races, religions, and ages only made it across the short Edmund Pettus Bridge when they found their way blocked by local police and Alabama State troopers who ordered them to turn around. The protesters refused and the officers started shooting teargas and waded into the crowd, beating the nonviolent protesters with billy clubs. They hospitalized over fifty people and there was blood all over the road.
Inequality and racism is still an ongoing issue in society today. The University of Missouri’s student group called the ‘1950’ is demanding changes on campus because of racial slurs, harassment and the n-word
Inequality and racism is still an ongoing issue in society today. The University of Missouri’s student group called the ‘1950’ is demanding changes on campus because of racial slurs, harassment and the n-word