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WASHINGTON,
DC
–
In
advance
of
the
50th
anniversary
of
Bloody
Sunday,
U.S.
Senators
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
and
Sherrod
Brown
(D-OH)
introduced
a
bipartisan
resolution
recommending
the
United
States
Postal
Service
issue
a
commemorative
postage
stamp
honoring
the
three
1965
historic
civil
rights
marches
from
Selma
to
Montgomery,
Alabama.
“Fifty
years
ago,
the
nation
watched
as
one
of
the
defining
events
of
the
20th
century
unfolded
in
Alabama,”
said
Scott.
“As
we
prepare
to
mark
the
50th anniversary
of
those
historic
marches
from
Selma
to
Montgomery,
it
is
incredibly
important
to
preserve
the
stories
of
those
who
marched
and
share
their
courage
with
younger
generations.
Each
of
these
brave
men
and
women
risked
life
and
limb
to
ensure
that
our
country
continued
on
the
path
to
a
more
perfect
union,
and
for
their
work,
we
should
all
be
grateful."
“The
brave
women
and
men
who
marched
from
Selma
to
Montgomery
fifty
years
ago
risked
their
lives
to
demand
full
and
equal
participation
in
our
democracy,”
said
Brown. “We
must
honor
their
legacy
and
continue
the
fight
to
ensure
that
all
Americans
have
the
freedom
and
opportunity
to
exercise
their
constitutional
rights.”
Original
co-sponsors
include
U.S.
Senators
Shelley
Moore
Capito
(R-WV),
Susan
Collins
(R-ME),
Chris
Coons
(D-DE),
Joe
Donnelly
(D-IN),
Mazie
Hirono
(D-HI),
Claire
McCaskill
(D-MO),
Rob
Portman
(R-OH),
Bernie
Sanders
(I-VT),
Elizabeth
Warren
(D-MA)
and
Sheldon
Whitehouse
(D-RI)
Scott,
who
will
attend
his
first,
and
Brown,
who
is
set
to
attend
his
fourth
pilgrimage,
will
serve
as
co-leaders
of
this
year’s
Congressional
Civil
Rights
Pilgrimage
to
Selma
–
beginning
on
Friday,
March
6,
2015
–
to
mark
the
50th
anniversary
of
the
marches.
The
weekend-long
event
–
which
is
organized
by
the
Faith
and
Politics
Institute
and
chaired
by
U.S.
Representative
John
Lewis
(GA-5)
–
will
have
more
than
90
other
lawmakers
in
attendance
and
will
include
visits
to
Birmingham,
Montgomery,
Selma,
and
Marion. ###
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