[Nfb-history] Selma Alabama- how Does the Civil Rights movement affect the blind?

[Roanna Bacchus]

Dear Members,

Since this weekend marks the fiftieth anniversary of Bloody 
Sonday, I'd like to discuss how the Civil Rights Movement has 
affected the visually impaired population in America and around 
the world.  Many individuals have fought so that we can have 
rights to basic things such as education and the right to vote.  
The Voting Rights Act of nineteen sixty-five changed the history 
and landscape of our country.  I'd like to hear your thoughts on 
this subject.