Kucinich to attend Selma "Bloody Sunday" Anniversary Activities
The following is a press release from March 6, 2004, by the Kucinich campaign
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Kucinich to attend Selma "Bloody Sunday" Anniversary Activities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 6, 2004
Contact: Terre Lundy/Matt Harris: (216) 889-2004, press@kucinich.us
Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich will be in Selma, Alabama Sunday afternoon to participate in activities commemorating the 39th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" in which marchers were attacked by police for demanding voting rights for African Americans.
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Fred Shuttlesworth, civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, and U.S. Reps. John Lewis (D GA) and Maxine Waters (D CA) are also expected to participate in the commemorative march over the bridge.
The march is part of a full weekend of activities scheduled in Selma to recall the March 7, 1965 march for voting rights for African Americans when marchers over the Edmund Pettus Bridge were beaten and tear gassed by state troopers and sheriff's deputies.
Two weeks later, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery.
Thousands of people are expected in Selma over the weekend for the events.
For information about the National campaign: http://www.kucinich.us
For Congressman Kucinich's Schedule: http://www.kucinich.us/schedule.htm.
To schedule an interview with Kucinich or a spokesperson: jonathans@kucinich.us
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