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Jeebo

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3. I heard they're going to rename the Edmund Pettus bridge for him.

Reply to mfcorey1 (Original post)

Sat Jul 11, 2020, 04:21 PM

Jul 2020

Does anybody know if that's still going to happen?

Some years back they renamed Jefferson Davis Avenue in Selma for a Selma civil rights lawyer who was involved in the 1965 march. J.L. Chestnut Jr. Boulevard has been the new name of that street since 2009.

-- Ron

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kicking Tribalceltic Jul 2020 #1

Yeah Gothmog Jul 2020 #2

I heard they're going to rename the Edmund Pettus bridge for him. Jeebo Jul 2020 #3

People in that area are against the idea for a number of reasons. cwydro Jul 2020 #4

KNR Lucinda Jul 2020 #5