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oh Joanne...

Posted by grimreaper on 2/23/2026, 2:34 pm

SHE DID SOME MIGHTY CIVIL RIGHTS WORK IN ALABAMA..

Two days after Rev. Jesse Jackson transitioned to the other side, Joanne Bland was claimed..
She was 72 yrs old..
She was a great civil rights warrior in Alabama..
Like most of the Black women warriors of that time she received little spotlight - it was all about the men..
She created the National Voting Rights Museum in Selma, Alabama, for one thing...Anyway
MAY THE SAINTLY JOANNE BLAND REST IN A DEEP PEACE FOREVER. AMEN

Signed: as i've noted before, we Black folks aren't known for honoring & respecting our ancestor warriors, so no surprise hardly anyone heard of her passing or know of her wonderful history. Shameful...grimreaper

Re: oh Joanne...

Posted by Almighty on 2/24/2026, 3:30 am, in reply to "oh Joanne..."

How come I have never heard of her? (photo below with John Lewis, may they both RIP)

I'm impressed by her bio,... she was 11 years old when she crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 7, 1965 a day that would come to be known as Bloody Sunday. She and her sisters were also there two days later on what is known as "Turnaround Tuesday".

Joanne Bland was also the founder of journeys for the Soul tour company. Anyway, thanks for the info, I really had a chance now to know who she was. RIP!

Re: oh Joanne...

Posted by Maestro on 2/24/2026, 8:29 am, in reply to "Re: oh Joanne..."

So good to post this. Thanks. It is great to learn this history.

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