House OKs Historic Trail
Associated Press
WASHINGTON —
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), who as a young civil right leader was clubbed by police during a milestone 1965 demonstration, has won House approval of a bill designating the March route from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., as a national historic trail. The measure was passed by voice vote Tuesday and now goes to the Senate.
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