Rick A. Williams
A day commemorating the 50th anniversary of bloody Sunday. Fifty years ago, the edmund pettus Bridge was the scene of police brutality when the state troopers of Alabama violated the law and beat peaceful protestors to within an inch of their lives.
NAPAC Alabama made the trek from Montgomery to Selma to be among the more than 40,000 strong crowd that gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of the humble African Americans who marched for the right to vote, and in so doing changed the world.
Sally Iyobebe Chairperson of Region 3 along with Isaiah Sankey, Tornyie Kenule Konne and Rick Williams, Vice President represented NAPAC in Selma.
The Alabama chapter went to Selma with one goal in mind.
TO REGISTER PEOPLE TO VOTE!
As far as we know NAPAC was the only organization registering people to vote in Selma on that day.
There could be no greater way to honor the selfless actions of those who marched for the right to vote than to register people to vote on the day their efforts and sacrifice was celebrated.
Many young people who were not registered to vote received voter registration cards and something even more valuable. They were educated, engaged and empowered to understand the significant role they play when they go to vote. The young men and women also understood that registering to vote and then following that up with voting every time the polls are open was a way to honor those who gained the right to vote for them.
NAPAC Alabama will continue to have voter registration as a core activity of the chapter.
