Скачать или смотреть The Racist Backstory Behind Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge

The iconic bridge in Selma, Alabama, has a namesake quite unlike what the bridge has come to symbolize, and some want the name changed.

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Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/...
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LBJ Presidential Library    • Special Message to the Congress: The Ameri...  
Story of America    • The People March for Voting Rights in Selm...  
YouTube    • Driving across Edmund Pettus Bridge in Sel...  
Alabama Dept. of Archives and History http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/c...
Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/...
NPR http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2...
Alabama Tourism Department    • Edmund Pettus Bridge  
Getty Images http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/new...
CNN http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/05/opinion...
Change.org http://www.change.org/p/rename-selma-...
MSNBC http://www.msnbc.com/newsnation/watch...
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AL.com http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015...
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