WE REMEMBER SELMA FIFTY YEARS LATER. 'OH THE MEMORIES...HOW THEY LINGER'

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How poignant and telling these images of yesteryear are as we've witnessed SCOTUS eviscerating  the Voting Rights Act of 1965.  Many states have already started employing barriers with  voting policies that are reminiscent of the era when many marched, suffered and lost their lives to claim their inalienable rights as United States citizens. As I've stated before in previous posts, our history in this country tends to be cyclic and as we remember the Civil Rights Act of 1964, we find ourselves again trying to regain protection under the law that will not only ensure equal access to ballot box, but resolve the many injustices in this society.  Current responses to these inequities are mirrored by the rally cry that "Black Lives Matter" as we address police brutality and discriminatory acts by the Criminal Justice System that stubbornly remain the headliners of our lives.  The struggle continues in other areas as well and the question becomes....is there ever any rest for the weary? 
 

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*UPDATE:  AND THEY CAME....HAVE MERCY! {MARCH 8, 2015}

Photo Credit:  Butch Dill, AP

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 Articles related to this anniversary are as follows:

 Bloody Sunday 50th Anniversary:  Thousands Crowd Selma Bridge
John Lewis On Democracy Now: "I Thought I Saw Death"
Leonard Pitts, Jr.:  'What Was Won in Selma 50 Years Ago Being Lost Today'
 Earl Ofari Hutchinson: 'Why We Need Selma Today'
Ari Berman: '50 Years  After Bloody Sunday in Selma, Everything and Nothing Has Changed'
'Malcolm X Should Be Recognized in Selma'
The Grio: 'GOP Leaders to Skip Selma Anniversary'