,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #h  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate   
,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #d1       
#bjae,mr4 ,br[n 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,scott1
 ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 ,mr4
 ,donnelly1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 ,hirono1  
,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,ms4 ,coll9s1   
,mrs4 ,capito1 & ,mr4 ,portman7 submitt$
 ! foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,homel&       
,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs        
,,concurr5t ,,resolution  ,express+ !   
s5se ( ,congress t ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,po/al ,s]vice %\ld issue a             
commemorative /amp honor+ ! #ej?        
anniv]s>y ( ! ?ree civil rights m>*es f 
,selma1 ,alabama to ,montgom]y1 ,alabama
 t took place ov] ! c\rse ( sev]al weeks
 9 ,m>* #aife4  ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #g1     
#aife ,bloody ,sunday1 approximately    
#fjj civil rights m>*]s1 l$ by          
n[-,repres5tative ,john ,lewis ( !      
,/ud5t ,nonviol5t ,coord9at+ ,committee 
& ,rev]5d ,hosea ,williams ( ! ,s\!rn   
,*ri/ian ,lead]%ip ,conf]5ce1 head$ ea/ 

out ( ,selma1 ,alabama1 to ! ,/ate      
,capitol 9 ,montgom]y1 ,alabama2 ,:]eas 
! civil rights activi/s s\ght to prote/ 
discrim9atory vot] regi/ration          
practices1 & ! %oot+ ( ,jimmie ,lee     
,jackson1 :o 0 %ot aft] protect+ 8 "m & 
gr&fa!r 9 a civil rights demon/ration on
 ,febru>y #ah1 #aife1 9 a re/aurant 9   
,m>ion1 ,alabama1 & di$ eight days lat] 
on ,febru>y #bf1 #aife2 ,:]eas !        
nonviol5t m>*]s 7 met & attack$ ) clubs1
 :ips1 police dogs1 & te> gas c>ri$ by  
,/ate troop]s1 local lawm51 & t[nspeople
 at ! ,edmund ,pettus ,bridge z !y 7    
leav+ ,selma2 ,:]eas doz5s ( peaceful   
m>*]s 7 injur$ 9 ! =c$ retreat by ,/ate 
troop]s1 local lawm51 & t[nspeople2     
,:]eas images ( innoc5t prote/ors       
brutally beat5 & sev]ely injur$ on ,m>* 
#g1 #aife1 rememb]$ z ,bloody ,sunday1 7
 depict$ 9 television scre5s & 9        
newspap] articles across ! c\ntry2      
,:]eas ,bloody ,sunday galvaniz$ a      
g5]ation ( civil rights activi/s1 &     
height5$ support & aw>5ess = ! civil    

rights movem5t2 ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #i1     
#aife1 two days lat]1 ,rev]5d ,m>t9     
,lu!r ,k+1 ,jr41 l$ a nonviol5t prote/  
report$ly z _m z #b1ejj p be=e turn+    
ar\nd aft] cross+ ! ,edmund ,pettus     
,bridge due to a b>ricade ( ,/ate       
troop]s2 ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #ae1 #aife1    
despite pressure f political figures1   
,u4,s4 ,di/rict ,judge ,frank ,m4       
,johnson1 ,jr41 issu$ an injunction     
all[+ ! vot+ rights m>* f ,selma to     
,montgom]y to proce$1 ov]turn+          
!n-,alabama ,gov]nor ,george ,wallace's 
prohibition ( ! prote/2 ,:]eas1 on ,m>* 
#ba1 #aife1 ) ! protection ( ,u4,s4     
,army troops & ! ,alabama ,national     
,gu>d1 m ?an #c1jjj p1 l$ by ,rev]5d    
,m>t9 ,lu!r ,k+1 ,jr41 set out f ,selma 
to ,montgom]y1 a #ed-mile j\rney1 m>*+  
an av]age ( twelve miles a day along    
,r\te #hj & sleep+ 9 fields2 ,:]eas !   
nonviol5t prote/ors safely rea*$ ! /eps 
( ! ,alabama ,/ate ,capitol on ,m>* #be1
 #aife1 by :i* po9t _! numb]s _h gr[n to
 #be1jjj1 includ+ _m religi\s &         

community lead]s ( all d5om9ations1     
races1 & backgr\nds2 ,:]eas dur+ ^!     
pivotal weeks1 on ,m>* #ag1 #aife1 & ) !
 ,selma prote/ors at ! =efront1         
,presid5t ,lyndon ,johnson address$ a   
jo9t session ( ,congress1 call+ = ,f$]al
 vot+ rights legislation to protect     
,african-,am]icans f b>ri]s t prev5t$ !m
 f vot+2 ,:]eas ) ! ,nation captivat$ by
 ! c\rage & conviction display$ by !    
civil rights activi/s1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,congress pass$ & ,presid5t ,lyndon ,b4 
,johnson enact$ into law ! l&m>k ,vot+  
,rights ,act ( #aife on ,augu/ #f1      
#aife2 & ,:]eas issu+ a po/age /amp     
honor+ ! fiftie? anniv]s>y ( ! civil    
rights m>*es is fitt+ & prop] because ! 
m>*es unit$ our c\ntry & help$ affirm ! 
pr9ciple t all ,am]icans %all be treat$ 
equally at ! vot+ boo?s z gu>ante$ "u ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,con/itution3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x  ,t x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--    
7#a7 ! ,po/ma/] ,g5]al %\ld issue a     
commemorative po/age /amp honor+ ! #ej? 
anniv]s>y ( ! ?ree civil rights m>*es f 

,selma1 ,alabama1 to ,montgom]y1        
,alabama2 &  7#b7 su* /amp %\ld-- 7,a7  
be issu$ 9 ! d5om9ation us$ = fir/-class
 mail up to #a ounce 9 weight2  7,b7 be>
 su* illu/ration or picture z ! ,po/ma/]
 ,g5]al det]m9es2 &  7,c7 be plac$ 9    
sale at su* "t & = su* p]iod z !        
,po/ma/] ,g5]al det]m9es4