In Alabama, tornadoes rattle historic civil rights community

Text messages and calls from loved ones, many of them hysterical, provided her with devastating updates of Thursday's storms, which tore through her native Dallas County, including the history-steeped streets of Selma.

Nearly every year since the march, Selma and Dallas County have welcomed back hundreds to thousands of movement foot soldiers, tourists, politicians and activists who ceremonially cross the Pettus Bridge to commemorate the sacrifices of those who bled for democracy. But when the annual celebration is over, the Black Belt continues on as a working class region struggling to deal with gun violence and drug addiction, much like many U.S. communities, but with far fewer resources.

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, a native of Selma, said it was painful to see what the tornado had done to her beloved hometown. Pettway is also a development director for Legal Services Alabama, an organization that provides free civil legal advocacy for low-income residents. The organization’s Selma office was damaged in the tornado.

“God has been good to us. We’ve been blessed. That is how we are looking at it," she said. “Our entire family is safe. Our neighbors are safe and that’s all that matters.”

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Tornadoes rattle historic civil rights community in AlabamaSelma and Dallas County have welcomed back hundreds to thousands of movement footsoldiers, tourists, politicians and activists who ceremonially cross the Pettus Bridge to commemorate the sacrifices of those who bled for democracy. Thursday's storm inflicted heavy damage on Selma, cutting a wide path through the downtown area, where brick buildings collapsed, oak trees were uprooted, cars were tossed onto their sides and power lines were left dangling. Instead of worrying about the victims of a tornado, lets jump in the way back machine to the 60's and the riots of the time in Selma! Why report the news of the day when the media wants you to be WOKE! Sounds like a racist tornado to me. I’m confused? A weather event in a geographic location pushed you to show a picture of an historic event…when it rains in Berlin do you show a picture of Hitler?
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'Dangerous' Alabama tornado slams buildings, uproots treesA giant, swirling storm system billowing across the South spurred a tornado on Thursday that shredded the walls of homes, toppled roofs and uprooted trees in Selma, Alabama, a city etched in the history of the civil rights movement. We Canadians have the power to stop these global weather events, the carbon tax can't triple soon enough!
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