article_snippet: The Edmund Pettus Bridge for me was wrought in symbolism," Rosa Parks recalled years later.
article_snippet: The photos taken that day made me think of the bridge as a battlefield, like at Lexington and Concord.
article_snippet: Thankfully a group of conscientious students has recently started a petition drive to rid the iconic bridge of Pettus' name.
article_snippet: But let's go further than just removing Pettus' name; let's rename the Edmund Pettus Bridge for someone who deserves our admiration.
article_snippet: But the Edmund Pettus Bridge -- which in 2013 was declared a National Historic Landmark -- isn't symbolic of the Civil War in a meaningful way.  
article_snippet: the Edmund Pettus Bridge -- which in 2013 was declared a National Historic Landmark -- is, however, the modern-day battlefield where the voting rights movement was born.
article_snippet: Like the Statue of Liberty, the Edmund Pettus Bridge -- which in 2013 was declared a National Historic Landmark -- would become a sacred place for visitors to reflect on noble American traditions -- in this case, peaceful protest and voting rights.
article_snippet: I'm with the kids,"  the Rev. Joseph Lowery, a close associate of King's, recently said in supporting the Edmund Pettus Bridge being redesignated.