![Bloody Sunday Anniversary: Selma Recalls Voting Rights Act](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2015/03/3426486.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Bloody Sunday Anniversary: Selma Recalls Voting Rights Act
SELMA, Ala. (AP) — The city of Selma honored the late President Lyndon Johnson, signer of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, as the Alabama city commemorated the 50th anniversary of the clash between police and civil rights marchers that galvanized support for the law.
Luci Baines Johnson accepted the award Sunday on behalf of her father, saying it means so much to her a half century later: "You remember how deeply Daddy cared about social justice and how hard he worked to make it happen."
She said what happened in Selma changed the world, adding she witnessed the painful injustice of segregation as a child. She recalled standing behind her father as he signed the act into law.
A crowd of several hundred gave Johnson a standing ovation as some chanted, "L.B.J., L.B.J., L.B.J."
More From News Talk 96.5 KPEL
![Donald Trump Has Made His Vice Presidential Pick](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-GettyImages-2159730000.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Man Wins $100,000 With Lottery Strategy From Watching ‘Lottery Changed My Life’](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2022/04/attachment-giorgio-trovato-BRl69uNXr7g-unsplash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Louisiana to be Prominently Featured at Republican National Convention](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-RNC-LOGO.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![What We Know About the 20-Year-Old Man Who Tried to Assassinate Donald Trump](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-GettyImages-2161922154.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Local Officer Encountered Gunman Just Before He Shot Toward Trump at Rally](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-GettyImages-2161922387.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Man Killed at Trump Rally Identified as Former Fire Chief, ‘Girl Dad’ who ‘Died a Hero’](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-Untitled-design-2024-07-14T144115.615.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![UPDATE: Trump Safe, Shooter Neutralized After Shots Fired at Rally](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-Shooting-Trump-Rally-Pennsylvania.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Did Authorities Spot the Loch Ness Monster On a Texas Highway?](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-Screen-Shot-2024-07-09-at-8.07.05-AM.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![‘Birds Aren’t Real’ Movement Claim Birds Are a Government Conspiracy](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2021/06/attachment-Birds-Arent-Real-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)