Alabama, marking the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday when Voting Rights advocates on a march were met with violence from Alabama State troopers and local police. Starting here shortly, the commemorative Church Service in the historic brown chapel ame church, the starting point for that summontgomery marches. Expect to hear today from eric holder andrew young, Martin Luther king the third, reverend al sharpton, and alabama congressman, whose district includes soma. That is expected to start shortly here in selma, alabama. Down by the riverside down by the riverside down by the riverside down by the riverside im going to put on my long white robe. Down by the riverside down by the riverside down by the riverside down by the riverside [applause] thank you, sir. All right. [applause] live on American History tv on cspan three, the brown chapel ame church. We will be hearing from eric holder conger holder, andrew young, Martin Luther king the third, reverend al sharpton. During this comme
We get your chance to weigh in on the topic of samesex parents , and also todays proceedings at the Supreme Court. If you support samesex marriage and want to give us a call, you have a line. And for the lgbt viewers in the audience if you want to wayne and give your thoughts, there is a line for you. If you want to weigh in and give your thoughts, there is a line for you. You can also contact us on social media. As the usa today story in the paper points out, 45 years in the making, a series of cases have been heard over the last several years. Richard wolf highlighting today that in the last year alone, the number of gay marriage state have gone from 17 to 37 with more than 37 the Detroit Free Press today takes a look at one of the couples at the center of the debate. That is one of the profiles today in the Detroit Free Press of those cases stemming from this Supreme Court case. Outside, the naacps julian bond in line as well. Whether they make it inside or not depends on where they
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