The Phillips Memorial Auditorium in Marion is hosting the Bloody Sunday Foot Soldier Identification Project Exhibit, beginning today and going through Aug. 24.Â
Community researchers are leading an effort to identify as many people captured in the images of the Bloody Sunday incident of 1965 as possible.Â
Organizers include Richard Burt, Keith S. Hébert, Elijah Gaddis – Auburn University; Robert White – Alabama State University; Veronica Pitts – Selma High School; Facilitator; Dr. Cleve Webber, Alabama State University; along with program coordinators Margaret Howard, and Janet Howard-Moore.
"After all these years, it is an awesome feeling to see yourself or a loved one reflected in history," said a post on Main Street Marion's Facebook page. "An image is much more than a photo but it is a portal back to the future. These photos are a corridor that brings to light all types of thoughts, feelings and emotions."
Exhibit hours are 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.Â
Phillips Memorial Auditorium is located at 207 Lincoln Street in Marion.Â
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