20h 31min, mar 7, 1965 y - Bloody Sunday
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Marchers protesting Jimmie Lee Jackson's death face tear gas from state and local police, and some are beaten. This is the first protest in a series of events known as the "Selma to Montgomery Marches," part of the larger voting rights movement.
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20h 31min, mar 7, 1965 y
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~ 59 years ago