Folks,

My name is Terri Sewell and I’m the only Democrat representing Alabama in Congress.

I’m going to ask you to support my re-election campaign so we can hold on to this seat in 2022, but first, I wanted to send you a message today about the history of my district, including the Edmund Pettus Bridge and its significance to the nation’s Civil Rights movement.

Terri Sewell on the Edmund Pettus Bridge with the late Congressman John R. Lewis

On March 7th, 1965 peaceful protestors marched from Selma to Montgomery calling for the constitutional right to vote for African-American citizens.

The Foot Soldiers of the Civil Rights Movement were unafraid as they marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge and openly challenged centuries of oppression -- daring folks across the country to bear witness and stand with them.

Despite their nonviolent demonstration, mounted state and county troopers brutally attacked unarmed marchers -- leaving them bruised, beaten, and bleeding. It was here that Congressman John Lewis sustained a fractured skull, and Amelia Boynton Robinson was beaten unconscious. March 7th became known as Bloody Sunday.

As a Selma native, I have the utmost gratitude for the freedom fighters who courageously risked their lives for the freedoms we enjoy today.

It was because of those ordinary Americans making extraordinary sacrifices that I get to walk the halls of Congress today as Alabama's first Black congresswoman — a responsibility I do not take lightly.

It’s my duty to those who came before me to carry the baton and continue the path to liberty and justice for all – and I’m hoping you’ll join me. Will you chip in to my campaign and help me continue to push for progress?

Thank you for reading,

Terri Sewell