March to Restore Voting Rights - Selma, AL (In Person)

The Political Education Committee invites any and all members, active or inactive to attend the 61st Anniversary of Bloody Sunday March in Selma, AL on March 8th, 2026. Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. will be recognized at the Post March Celebration following the march. Each member is responsible for their travel to and from Selma, AL. If you are interested in planning to attend, please join the GroupMe. This will be to support communication efforts regarding logistics and risk management plans while in Selma. 

This year marks the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday, which occurred March 7, 1965 when a group of about 525 African-American demonstrators gathered at Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church to demand the right to vote. Every year the Bridge Crossing Jubilee, Inc., hosts the commemoration of this historic event and the struggle for the right to vote by gathering at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in a festival of music, art and historical remembrance. Below is the schedule for Sunday morning, and members are encouraged to register in advance so no important communications are missed. 

Please keep in mind, Selma, AL is in the Central Standard time zone. 
 

7:00am-9:30am    

Martin & Coretta King Unity Breakfast,

Location: Craig Field Airport, Hangar 251, Avenue J, Selma, AL 36701 Tickets: $75

 

10:00am-11:30am  

Sunday Morning Services, Various Locations: Tabernacle Baptist Church, Clinton Chapel, Brown Chapel Church, First Baptist Church

12:00pm-1:00pm

Speak Out, Location: Brown Chapel AME Church 410 Martin Luther King Street

1:00 pm -1:30pm   

The March Backwards  Location: The Foot of the Pettus Bridge on Water Avenue, Selma, AL ,Sponsored by: The Ordinary Peoples Society ( TOPS)

1:30pm-2:30pm

Bridge Crossing March and Prayer of Remembrance and Gratitude, (March to the actual site of the Bloody Sunday attack)

3:30pm-5:30pm

Gospel Tribute to the Foot Soliders,Featuring Asher, Havon. 

Location: Selma Jubilee Street Festival, Water Avenue Stage

Nearby airports include: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Montgomery Regional, and Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. Carpooling is STRONGLY encouraged. If you are traveling and interested in learning more about other events taking place in Selma the same weekend, please visit the official Selma Jubilee Website.

If you have any questions, please reach out to PEI@LambdaLady.org. 

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