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Voting rights advocates gather in Selma for ‘All Roads Lead to the South’ protest and bridge walk
Pastors and supporters marched to honor Selma's voting rights legacy, with U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell and civil rights footsoldiers joining the event.
- On Saturday, May 16, 2026, thousands of demonstrators gathered in Selma, Alabama, for a prayer march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge as part of the 'All Roads Lead to the South' National Day of Action for Voting Rights.
- The mobilizations followed a recent Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais, which critics argue weakens Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by limiting race's role in redistricting challenges.
- High-Profile figures, including Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Senators Cory Booker and Dr. Rev. Raphael Warnock, and Bernice King, joined the event, linking current redistricting battles to historical Jim Crow-era voter suppression.
- At the rally in Montgomery, crowds gathered near the Alabama Capitol where chants of "we won't go back" echoed, emphasizing participants' view that voting rights rollback is an active, real-time threat.
- Activists warn these legal challenges could dilute Black voting power across Southern states, highlighting ongoing questions whether the Voting Rights Act still holds meaningful force six decades after its passage.
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Voting rights advocates gather in Selma for ‘All Roads Lead to the South’ protest and bridge walk
More than 60 years after Bloody Sunday, hundreds gathered Saturday morning in Selma for a day of prayer, speeches and demonstrations focused on voting rights and political representation.
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