John Lewis said “The right to vote is precious, almost sacred. It is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument in a democratic society.” However, on a bloody Sunday in 1965, it took violence to secure the right to vote for Black folks.
On March 7, 1965, marchers gathered in Salama, Alabama as they crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge, they were met by police and state troopers some mounted who attacked the unarmed marchers with billy clubs and tear gas.
17 marchers were hospitalized and 50 were treated for lesser injuries, and John Lewis the man who years later would call voting almost sacred almost died as he suffered a fractured skull.
Greater Saint Peter member Estella Mcleod was on the Edmund Pettus Bridge that day. The 15-year-old was not hurt but the events and the meaning of that day would never be forgotten by her and will always be honored by all of us.
Today on The Podcast, Estella Mcleod revisits Blood Sunday as she reinforces the importance of the right to vote and motivates us for today's fight against voter suppression.
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