February 25, 2016
Brian Jenkins, left, traveled back to Selma, Ala., with his uncle, John Witeck, right. Witeck spent a few days in Selma in 1965 following Bloody Sunday, a trip that inspired his life-long work in activism.
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Arlington: Revisiting Selma and Bloody Sunday
Arlington native and his nephew return to Selma to explore how the struggle for voting rights has changed, but continues, 50 years later.
John Witeck was like many Americans, watching in heartbreak and disbelief as the nation learned of the beatings and violence in Selma, Ala., on what’s become known as “Bloody Sunday.”
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