Alabama this weekend is marking the 60th anniversary of a key event in the civil rights movement, when voting rights marchers were attacked in Selma on March 7, 1965.

On Sunday, March 9, 2025, a large group gathered in Selma, Alabama, to mark the 60th anniversary of a clash that became known as “Bloody Sunday.”

Events in Selma, Ala. six decades ago helped win support for the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Today local activists say they're still fighting stubborn segregation, poverty and gun violence.

As people gather in Selma to remember "Bloody Sunday,'' some call for action. "We're still in the midst of this struggle,’’ said Bryan Stevenson.

Communities gathered at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, to commemorate 60 years since ‘Bloody Sunday.’ The 1965 encounter between activists and law enforcement was a climax in the Civil Rights Movement.

The actions of Moore and the other marchers on Bloody Sunday helped lead to passage of the Voting Rights Act and enact real change in the nation. This year marked the 60th year since Bloody Sunday, and thousands still make the pilgrimage to Selma each year to honor their sacrifices.

The annual commemorative march in Selma, Ala., marked 60 years since law enforcement attacked voting rights protesters, a day that became known as "Bloody Sunday." NBC News' George Solis reports on what it means to marchers to walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in 2025.

Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.), , the son of civil rights icon the Rev. Jesse Jackson, walk across Edmund Pettus Bridge as they commemorate the 60th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama, on March 9.

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