Amelia Boynton Robinson, Embarked upon a teaching career, Attacked by police, Tied to larouche, Books
![Alabama state trooper standing over Amelia Boynton after she was knocked down during the attack on civil rights marchers on Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. - Alabama Media Group Collection - Alabama Alabama state trooper standing over Amelia Boynton after she was knocked down during the attack on civil rights marchers on Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. - Alabama Media Group Collection - Alabama](https://digital.archives.alabama.gov/digital/api/singleitem/image/amg/59630/default.jpg)
Alabama state trooper standing over Amelia Boynton after she was knocked down during the attack on civil rights marchers on Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. - Alabama Media Group Collection - Alabama
A Mighty Girl - Amelia Boynton Robinson -- a matriarch of the Civil Rights Movement and one of the organizers of the famous Selma March known as "Bloody Sunday" -- was born
![USA TODAY on Twitter: "Amelia Boynton-Robinson helped organize a famous march to the Alabama State Capitol, protesting prejudice at the polls. On Bloody Sunday, Boynton and other marchers were attacked by state USA TODAY on Twitter: "Amelia Boynton-Robinson helped organize a famous march to the Alabama State Capitol, protesting prejudice at the polls. On Bloody Sunday, Boynton and other marchers were attacked by state](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EC78WLDWsAAcq-Y.jpg)