Today, members of Local 89 and Local 783 traveled to Frankfort to participate in a re-enactment of the 1965 "Selma March". This marked the 55th anniversary of the incident that came to be known as "Bloody Sunday".

In this pivotal moment in the civil rights movement, 600 people including civil rights leaders, union members and community supporters, were viciously attacked by state and local law enforcement during the march. The march had been organized as a peaceful demonstration in protest of the death of Jimmie Lee Jackson, who had been shot weeks prior by a state trooper as he protected his mother at a different demonstration.

Footage of the "Bloody Sunday" attack was broadcast on television, creating massive national backlash. Many feel that this was a watershed moment for the civil rights movement, bringing a higher amount of attention to this incredibly important struggle.

We would like to thank the organizers of this re-enactment, the Teamster members who participated, and of course, those who risked everything to be in the original Selma March. Their bravery helped change our change our country for the better.