The annual Foot Soldiers Breakfast was held Saturday morning as part of the 58th annual Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee weekend.
The event was in partnership with Common Power, a civic engagement and educational organization based in Seattle.
During the event, Dallas County District Judge Vernetta R. Perkins spoke and original foot soldiers Richard Smiley, Albert Southall, Charles Mauldin, and JoAnne Bland were honored with awards for their work within the community of Selma. 

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