article_snippet: Not because the change what civil rights marchers won was preordained; not because what civil rights marchers victory was complete; but because what civil rights marchers proved that nonviolent change is possible; that love and hope can conquer hate.
article_snippet: The "Bloody Sunday" anniversary marks 50 years from the day hundreds of people were brutally attacked by Alabama state troopers as hundreds of people marched from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, to protest racial discrimination in voter registration.
article_snippet: About 600 people participated in the planned 50-mile journey on March 7, 1965.
article_snippet: what civil rights marchers were protesting discrimination that kept black people from voting.
article_snippet: But as what civil rights marchers approached the foot of the bridge, state troopers used force and tear gas to push state troopers back.
article_snippet: John Lewis's memories of the march .
highlights_snippet: 50 years ago, 600 marchers were attacked as 600 marchers attempted to march to Montgomery .
  