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An Alabama State Trooper checks the Edmund Pettus Bridge for explosives before the annual re-enactment of a key event in the civil rights movement in Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 5, 2017. Sunday marked the 52nd anniversary of the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River in Selma. On March 7, 1965, African-Americans seeking voting rights launched a march across the bridge en route to Montgomery but were attacked by police. That violent episode became known as &quot;Bloody Sunday.&quot; (Albert Cesare/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

Alabama city re-enacts march that sparked “Bloody Sunday”

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Jubilee musical performances moved from Selma city streets

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FILE - In this March 7, 2015, file photo, President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, their daughters Malia and Sasha, as well as members of Congress, former President George W. Bush, and civil rights leaders make a symbolic walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., on the 50th anniversary of &quot;Bloody Sunday,&quot; a civil rights march in which protestors were beaten, trampled and tear-gassed by police at the site. Blacks who celebrate the civil rights movement and whites who commemorate the Civil War are suddenly finding themselves fighting on the same side in historic Selma, Alabama: against City Hall. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

The Latest: Selma organizers say they’re going forward

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FILE - In this March 7, 2015, file photo, President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, their daughters Malia and Sasha, as well as members of Congress, former President George W. Bush, and civil rights leaders make a symbolic walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., on the 50th anniversary of &quot;Bloody Sunday,&quot; a civil rights march in which protestors were beaten, trampled and tear-gassed by police at the site. Blacks who celebrate the civil rights movement and whites who commemorate the Civil War are suddenly finding themselves fighting on the same side in historic Selma, Alabama: against City Hall. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Black marchers, white re-enactors find common foe in Selma

By KIM CHANDLER and JAY REEVES - Associated Press

FILE -In this Tuesday, March 3, 2015 file photo, a billboard erected to draw visitors to Civil War history sites in Selma, Ala, is seen. Organizers of an annual Civil War re-enactment and a civil rights commemoration are upset by the mayor's plan to charge them thousands of dollars for police, fire and cleanup services. Organizers of the annual Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee say they won't pay, and the battle re-enactment was canceled for this year. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Unlikely allies fight fees threatening civil rights march

By JAY REEVES - Associated Press

Melton elected mayor of Selma

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This undated photo provided by the Selma Police Department shows James Minter. Dallas County District Attorney Michael Jackson says suspect Minter has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after allegedly shooting a woman, an infant and a pastor inside a church, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, in East Selma, Ala. (Selma Police Department via AP)

James Minter shoots infant son, ex-girlfriend in Alabama church

By Kim Chandler - Associated Press

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, left, speaks with supporters before President Barack Obama gives a speech and walks with others in a symbolic walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Selma, Ala. This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday,' a civil rights march in which protestors were beaten, trampled and tear-gassed by police at the Edmund Pettus Bridge, in Selma. (AP Photo/Bill Frakes)

DENEEN BORELLI: How Jesse Jackson exploits the spirit of Selma

By Deneen Borelli

A large crowd forms near a stage where President Barack Obama will speak and then take a symbolic walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Selma, Ala. This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday,' a civil rights march in which protestors were beaten, trampled and tear-gassed by police at the Edmund Pettus Bridge, in Selma. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Obama on Selma’s 50th anniversary: America’s racial past ‘still casts its long shadow’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

DEBORAH SIMMONS: ‘Bloody Sunday,’ Ferguson and ‘we’ the people

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

Dirk Wilutzky, from left, Laura Poitras and Glenn Greenwald accept the award for best documentary feature for “Citizenfour” at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

Oscars speeches filled with political activism, pet issues

By Beth J. Harpaz - Associated Press

In this March 7, 1965 file photo, tear gas fumes fill the air as state troopers, ordered by Alabama Gov. George Wallace, break up a demonstration march in Selma, on what is known as Bloody Sunday. A new march, led by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., began March 21 and arrived in Montgomery on March 25, with the crowd swelling to 25,000 by the time they reached the Capitol. The 50th anniversary of the civil rights marches in Selma and the hit movie, "Selma" that tells the story are expected to bring thousands of visitors to this historic Alabama city. (AP Photo, File)

Selma is among holy places in America

By Dr. Joseph Cramer - Deseret News

Oprah Winfrey locks arms with some of the cast of the new movie "Selma" as they march to the Edmund Pettus Bridge in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, in Selma, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

‘Selma’ stars including Oprah march in Alabama, honoring MLK

By Kim Chandler - Associated Press

Lynda Blackmon Lowery speaks during a pre-Martin Luther King Day appearance at the New York Historical Society, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, in New York. Blackmon, who spoke about her memoir &quot;Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom,&quot; was the youngest person to join Martin Luther King Jr. for the nonviolent 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Youngest participant in 1965 Selma march describes the day

By Verena Dobnik - Associated Press

In this April 18, 2014 photo, York Creek flows down the mountains and into the Illinois River on the Illinois River Trail in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness near Grants Pass and Cave Junction. (AP Photo/Statesman Journal, Zach Urness)

Oregon’s Illinois River: wildflowers, wilderness

By ZACH URNESS - Associated Press

State seeks ouster of Selma school officials

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