LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two women will share their stories of marching on the Selma Bridge to ensure the right to vote for African Americans at the Roots 101 Museum.
Denise Holt and Alice Moore were teenagers when they walked the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama in 1965, also known as "Bloody Sunday."
Museum founder Lamont Collins said it's important to honor their courage.
"At Roots 101 we talk about legacies matter," he said. "When I can show young people that young people, even then, stood up and stood out, even when they weren't old enough to vote, they knew the importance of voting in this country and we need to do that today, for young people today."
Holt and Moore will be speaking on May 20 at the Roots 101 African American Museum as part of a program called "An Evening with Two Original Foot Soldiers." The event will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Those interested in attending the event can RSVP here.
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