In 1993, the National Voting Rights Museum & Institute had its first Bridge Crossing Jubilee. Since then the notoriety of the Jubilee has spread across the country and abroad because of the increasing numbers of tourists visiting Selma, Alabama. As a result, tens of thousands of tourists visit Selma the first week in March each year for the opportunity to participate in the Jubilee. They come to hear the personal stories of people who participated in the movement, celebrate and commemorate the Voting Rights Struggle, the March from Selma to Montgomery and to meet and talk with famous Americans, such as, President Bill Clinton, Sen. Barak Obama, Sen. Hillary Clinton, Congressman John Lewis, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Mrs. Amelia Boynton, Russell Simmons, etc. But most of all they share our thankfulness to the heroes and sheroes who gave the world a message of hope when they stood up and demanded the right to vote quietly and non-violently. Past attendees have included:
Rosa Parks
President Barack Obama
Mrs. Coretta Scott King
Senator Hillary Clinton
Former President Bill Clinton
Rev. Jesse Jackson
Attorney General Eric Holder
Amelia Boynton
John Lewis
Congresswoman Maxine Watters
Johnny Cochran
Judge Joe Brown
Former President Bill Clinton
Chris Tucker
Stephen King
Senator Bill Fritz
Jack Kemp
Roy Jones
Richard Gephardt
Al Sharpton
Harry Belafonte
Vivica A. Fox
Outkast
Master P
Susan Taylor
Dr. Cornel West
Congressman Walter Fauntroy
Q Parker of 112
Nappy Roots
and many others
The Annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee is held the first full weekend of every March to commemorate “Bloody Sunday", the March from Selma-to-Montgomery, and the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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Commemorating & Celebrating the Selma to Montgomery March, Bloody Sunday, & The Voting Rights Act.
Welcome to our site. Here you will find historical facts, pictures, information on all upcoming events, and much more. Each year the National Voting Rights Museum & Institute in conjunction with 21st Century Youth Leadership Movement, and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference sponsors the Bridge Crossing Jubilee. The Jubilee which takes place the first weekend in March at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, is attended by 30,000 people! It is a street festival of music, art and history. In addition, the Jubilee is the celebration and commemoration of the right to vote and March from Selma to Montgomery. It also serves as a reunion for many of the Voting and Civil Rights participants. We look forward to seeing you at this years Jubilee.
JUBILEE HIGHLIGHTS:
Freedom Flame Awards – March 6, 7pm Selma Convention Center
A Public Conversaion –Friday, 7p.m., at Wallace College Selma
MLK Unity Breakfast - Wallace College – 7:30 am guest speaker Winnie Mandela
Jubilee Festival - featuring Gospel, Hip Hop, and R&B Stage
FREE EVENTS
Hip Hop Summit- featuring Mark Thompson and Yung Joc, Saturday, 2p.m School of Discovery
Mock Trial with T.V Judge Mabelean Ephriam – Dallas County Courthouse 5pm
Arne Duncan, US Secretary of Education will speak at the Edmund Pettus Bridge - Monday March 8, 2:30 pm
Jubilee Parade
Workshop on Haiti
March Re-Enactment- Sunday, 2p.m. at Brown Chapel Church
COUNT ON CHANGE IN 2010:Ensuring a Complete African-American Count in the 2010 Census
10:00-11:00 AM
Wallace Community College
3000 Earl Goodwin Parkway
Hank Sanders Technology Center, Room 105
Selma, Alabama
Sponsored by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF)
“POST-RACIAL” AMERICA? NOT YET.
Why the Fight for Voting Rights Continues: Reflections on the 45th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
11:00-12:15 PM
Wallace Community College
3000 Earl Goodwin Parkway
Hank Sanders Technology Center, Room 105
Selma, Alabama
Sponsored by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF
ADVANCE FESTIVAL TICKETS $12
All Access Passes also available
FEATURING OVER 40 EVENTS
with special guests
SMOKEY NORFUL ANN NESBY NNENA FREELON YUNG JOC EDWARD LONG
LENNY WILLIAMS OMAR CUNNINGHAM 6 TRE G MALIK YUSEF HOSEA CHANCHEZ
Welcome to the official site of the
MARCH 4-13, 2010
SELMA, ALABAMA
DETAILS
Take advantage of a 7% discount on American Airlines and American Eagle for THE BRIDGE CROSSING JUBLILEE.
It’s simple! Go to www.aa.com. Select your flights under the "Enter Passenger Details" tab, and then go to the “Promotion Code" field and enter 3230BJ. This discount is valid for travel up to 3 days before and 3 days after THE BRIDGE CROSSING JUBLILEE event in Selma, Alabama.
You can also call our Meeting Services Desk at 1-800-433-1790 (option #3), from anywhere in the United States or Canada, and mention starfile number 3230BJ. (There is a charge of $20.00 USD for tickets purchased over the phone.) For international travelers, please call your local reservations number and refer to starfile number 3230BJ.
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A special invite from the president of The National Voting Rights Museum
Faya Rose Toure'
This page was last updated: February 26, 2010
DETAILS
Take advantage of a 7% discount on American Airlines and American Eagle for THE BRIDGE CROSSING JUBLILEE.
It’s simple! Go to www.aa.com. Select your flights under the "Enter Passenger Details" tab, and then go to the “Promotion Code" field and enter 3230BJ. This discount is valid for travel up to 3 days before and 3 days after THE BRIDGE CROSSING JUBLILEE event in Selma, Alabama.
You can also call our Meeting Services Desk at 1-800-433-1790 (option #3), from anywhere in the United States or Canada, and mention starfile number 3230BJ. (There is a charge of $20.00 USD for tickets purchased over the phone.) For international travelers, call your local reservations number and refer to starfile number 3230BJ.
