The Selma Voting Rights Campaign had been going on for more than nine weeks at that point. Day after day, Black citizens, tried to enter the Dallas County Courthouse to register to vote. Day after day, Sheriff Jim Clark and his deputies blocked their path. Hundreds were arrested, and many were beaten. But the campaign had, so far, failed to attract the widespread sympathy of the nation.
Author: Carma Henry
Carma Henry
Carma Lynn Henry Westside Gazette Newspaper 545 N.W. 7th Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311 Office: (954) 525-1489 Fax: (954) 525-1861
WE, UNITED TO END RACISM, are here to honor those who walked the Pettus Bridge 60 years ago and to signal our intention to carry on the work those soldiers so courageously and honorably engaged.
Being led by the Holy Spirit, Brothers Willie King and Eddie Wallace consulted with Rev. Archie McCoy to be their spiritual advisor while restructuring the Prayer Band into a church. Attorney Paul Dickey blessed the Prayer Band with a parcel of land and lumber where they were able to build the first Mount Nebo Baptist Church at 1125 Northwest Sixth Street. Mount Nebo arrived at its church name because ancient civilizations consider the mountains to be a holy place.
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