Carl Snowden: Hundreds Expected to March to Maryland State House in Commemoration of “Bloody Sunday”
Hundreds of citizens are expected to gather in Annapolis on Saturday, March 7, 2026, for a peaceful march and rally commemorating the anniversary of the historic Selma voting rights demonstrations known as the Bloody Sunday. The event was announced by Carl O. Snowden, Convener for the Caucus of African American Leaders (CAAL). Demonstrators will assemble at 11:30 a.m. at Calvary United Methodist Church before marching to the Maryland State House at noon. Participants are expected to wear shirts emblazoned with the message “Black Voters Matter.” Snowden said the march honors the legacy of civil rights leaders who helped lead the movement for voting rights more than six decades ago, including the late John Lewis and Jesse L. Jackson Sr., both of whom participated in demonstrations in Selma during the 1960s. “Each of these civil rights leaders has passed, and the baton has been passed to a new generation of leadership,” Snowden said in announcing the event. The rally is also b...
