Selma 1965 - Edmund Pettus Bridge

From the PBS American Experience documentary, "George Wallace: Settin' The Woods on Fire," part I.

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[aloofbooks]

This was a hell of a time to live in america!

[cmhmuscle]

I was 12....liveing in a very white suburb near Chicago. I still remembering asking my father, watching the footage on the news, what country this was. I was so horrified by the answer.

[deseri williams]

Oh and FYI I am white and I can plainly see the systematic break down and sheer brutal oppression of blacks during this time and the systematic malfunctions that are ever present sadly today. DUMB*SS people like you are why they acted the way they did, GOD forgive you.

[deseri williams]

I have to say, I have just read and am doing a book report on "Black in Selma" and this person is freaking ignorant. First of all Wallace gave the order for this and left it so vague as to allow room to protest what the police had done so he could remain blameless and appear sympathetic. Secondly they were trigger happy because they were a bunch of dumb ass white no body's who were being led by a sad pathetic man who feared that blacks were in fact equal if not better than him.

[Deborah Fulton]

just read, learn, and listen vwnclubb

[vwnclubb]

oh great. i guess i will be told to read about "the myth of the murder and trial of emmett till in 1955" by someone next.

[ramazone2]

We're on the same page. My goal is to ensure an extreme time for them by keeping people vigilant and waking others up. I feel that this activity will be directly proportional to difficulities had by the powers that be. In other words, more activity means more freedom...sooner.

[08Aniyah]

Oh, I agree completely. However, more difficulties are present in terms of imposition. The Federal Reserve, radical politicians, Bilderbergs, CFR will all have an extreme time federalizing civilians under totalitarianism.

[ramazone2]

There is a war on for our freedom. That is what I am addressing. I'm not interested in retaining the position of the victim. When I talk about people of color and others suffering, I'm addressing purposeful systematic issues of which most people are not aware. The agenda is very real. It is clear and present if you understand what is really happening.

[08Aniyah]

The pride white people had back then (and now) was (and is) of a MANIACAL caliber.

[08Aniyah]

DO NOT retain the position of the victim ANY LONGER! Some white people are TRYING to give us hell, but I don't receive it, nor do I HAVE to.