bloody

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In Selma: For the movie “Selma,” filmmakers returned to the Edmund Pettus Bridge to re-create the scene where state troopers clashed with nearly 600 voting-rights marchers in 1965, an event known as Bloody Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Families and campaigners from the Stardust tragedy, Hillsborough, the Post Office scandal, Ballymurphy and Bloody Sunday will come together to share their experiences in seeking truth and accountability.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

The epilogue is particularly powerful, opening with Crenshaw visiting Selma, Ala., in 2025 for the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

“I look at making a Bloody Mary the same way my Italian grandmother used to look at making Sunday sauce,” Caporale explains.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

Then Bloody Juan gathered up my clothes, but I wouldn’t let him help me.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez