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Article: Clinton Leads Group Crossing Edmund Pettus Bridge On Anniversary Of Selma March.(Brief Article)
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- Jet
- Article date:
- March 20, 2000
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President Clinton linked arms with civil rights leaders and marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, AL, in a ceremony that underscored how far race relations have progressed since the historic Selma march 35 years ago.
Clinton and others cautioned however, against taking the nation's progress in race relations for granted.
"As long as African-American income hovers at nearly half that of Whites, we have another bridge to cross," the President told some 15,000 people gathered in Selma under a blazing sun.
"As long as our children continue to die as the victims of mindless violence, we have another bridge to cross," he added.
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