Courageous Civil Rights Activist Jo Ann Bland Passes Away at 72
Jo Ann Bland, a pioneering child activist who bravely fought for racial equality during the Civil Rights Movement, has died at the age of 72. Her powerful firsthand accounts of the historic Selma marches inspired generations.
Jo Ann Bland, a trailblazing civil rights activist who participated in the historic Selma to Montgomery marches as a young child, has passed away at the age of 72. Bland's firsthand accounts of the turbulent struggle for racial justice during the 1960s served as a poignant reminder of the sacrifices made by the youngest foot soldiers of the movement.
Bland was just 11 years old when she joined the marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on Bloody Sunday in 1965. She vividly recalled the horrific scenes of violence that unfolded that day, saying,
Source: The New York Times
