Will Virtual Jubilee Mean Loss of Revenue for Businesses in Selma?
Alabama News Updated: The annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee typically draws tens of thousands of people to Selma each year. They come — to commemorate Bloody Sunday — and the Selma to Montgomery marches — in the place where it happened. Being in the crowd — and walking across the Edmund Pettus Bridge — gives people a sense that they’re a part of the history — and the movement. But that likely won’t be the case this year — since large gatherings have been discouraged during the pandemic. “Because even if people are congregating outside in large numbers, it’s too dangerous f...
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