Bloody Sunday in Black history refers to an infamous event that took place on March 7, 1965, in Selma, Alabama. Civil rights activists, led by John Lewis and Hosea Williams, were attempting to march from Selma to Montgomery to demand voting rights for African Americans.

As they crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge, they were confronted by Alabama state troopers and local law enforcement officers who brutally attacked the peaceful demonstrators with tear gas, batons, and whips. The violence was captured on television and shocked the nation, galvanizing support for the civil rights movement.

The events of Bloody Sunday brought national attention to the struggle for voting rights and ultimately led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which prohibited racial discrimination in voting. The courage and sacrifice of the activists who were brutalized on that day became a symbol of resistance and resilience in the fight for racial equality in America.