On this day in 1965, over 600 marchers attempted to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, facing brutal attacks by oncoming state troopers and white supremacist bystanders. Footage of the one-sided โBloody Sundayโ violence shocked the nation and galvanized the fight for Voting Rights. Today we continue their fight by making voting rights a priority in our daily lives.
It's critical that we regularly check and update our voter registrations. Visit weall.vote/check to check your status and bookmark the link so you can check it on the regular. ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ง, ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐'๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ฉ๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ง๐๐๐จ๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ช๐ก๐๐ง๐ก๐ฎ:
โก๏ธ You need to be sure your address is accurate, especially if you move often
โก๏ธ You need to be sure your name is accurate, especially if it's recently changed
โก๏ธ You need to be sure you aren't purged from the voter rolls, especially if you live in a state with a history of enacting voter suppression laws
