Joanne Bland: On the Bridge to Freedom

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JOANNE BLAND: ON THE BRIDGE TO FREEDOM
She marched in Selma as a young girl. Now she wants to inspire others. 
Join us for an important discussion with Civil Rights activist Joanne Bland. In her own words:
"By the time I was 11 years old, I had been arrested 13 times that are documented. I was an active participant in Bloody Sunday, marching alongside 600 or more only to get brutally beaten, tear gassed and hit by policemen on horses with billy clubs. My early involvement in the struggle against “Jim Crow”, the American apartheid, has been the foundation and fuel for my civil and human rights work. Born and raised in Selma, Alabama, I have seen first hand how racism and segregation created a deadly divide between two races and decided that it was my duty to ensure that my voice was one of the many that was heard to create equality and voting rights for African Americans." 
--JoAnne Bland Civil Rights Activist and Tour Director