Southerners march for voting rights in Selma. See photos
May 16, 2026, 2:15 p.m. ET

Civil Rights activist Shyann Webb-Christburg, center, takes part in a prayer march during the National Day of Action for Voting Rights - All Roads to Lead to the South event held in Selma, Alabama on Saturday May 16, 2026.
The Supreme Court has allowed its recent ruling limiting a key part of the Voting Rights Act to take effect early, boosting the chances that Republicans can impose a new congressional map in Louisiana before the November election.
See photos from the march for voting rights in Selma
Mickey Welsh, Mickey Welsh / AdvertiserThe Supreme Court has allowed its recent ruling limiting a key part of the Voting Rights Act to take effect early, boosting the chances that Republicans can impose a new congressional map in Louisiana before the November election.
See photos from the march for voting rights in Selma

Those attending hold hands in prayer at the Tabernacle Batpish Church during the National Day of Action for Voting Rights - All Roads to Lead to the South event held in Selma, Alabama on Saturday May 16, 2026.
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Supporters line the street as pastors do a prayer walk to the Edmund Pettus Bridge during the National Day of Action for Voting Rights - All Roads to Lead to the South event held in Selma, Alabama on Saturday May 16, 2026.
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Pastors do a prayer march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge during the National Day of Action for Voting Rights - All Roads to Lead to the South event held in Selma, Alabama on Saturday May 16, 2026.
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People take part in a prayer march during the National Day of Action for Voting Rights - All Roads to Lead to the South event held in Selma, Alabama on Saturday May 16, 2026.
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People take part in a prayer march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge during the National Day of Action for Voting Rights - All Roads to Lead to the South event held in Selma, Alabama on Saturday May 16, 2026.
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People take part in a prayer march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge during the National Day of Action for Voting Rights - All Roads to Lead to the South event held in Selma, Alabama on Saturday May 16, 2026.
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People take part in a prayer walk during the National Day of Action for Voting Rights - All Roads to Lead to the South event held in Selma, Alabama on Saturday May 16, 2026.
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A prayer march starts at Tabernacle Baptist Church and heads towards the Edmund Pettus Bridge during the National Day of Action for Voting Rights - All Roads to Lead to the South event held in Selma, Alabama on Saturday May 16, 2026.
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People take part in a prayer march during the National Day of Action for Voting Rights - All Roads to Lead to the South event held in Selma, Alabama on Saturday May 16, 2026.
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Sherry Mitchell chants as a prayer march walks by during the National Day of Action for Voting Rights - All Roads to Lead to the South event held in Selma, Alabama on Saturday May 16, 2026.
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Pastors take part in a prayer march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge during the National Day of Action for Voting Rights - All Roads to Lead to the South event held in Selma, Alabama on Saturday May 16, 2026.
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Annie Pearl Avery holds her fist up as she is wheeled across the Edmund Pettus Bridge while taking part in a prayer march during the National Day of Action for Voting Rights - All Roads to Lead to the South event held in Selma, Alabama on Saturday May 16, 2026.
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Pastors take part in a prayer march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge during the National Day of Action for Voting Rights - All Roads to Lead to the South event held in Selma, Alabama on Saturday May 16, 2026.
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People take part in a prayer march during the National Day of Action for Voting Rights - All Roads to Lead to the South event held in Selma, Alabama on Saturday May 16, 2026.
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People bow in prayer at Tabernackle Baptist Church during the National Day of Action for Voting Rights - All Roads to Lead to the South event held in Selma, Alabama on Saturday May 16, 2026.
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People hold hands in prayer at Tabernacle Baptist Church during the National Day of Action for Voting Rights - All Roads to Lead to the South event held in Selma, Alabama on Saturday May 16, 2026.
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