What did the marchers encounter on the Edmund pettus bridge on bloody Sunday?

On Bloody Sunday, March 7, 1965, marchers encountered a violent confrontation with law enforcement as they crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. State troopers, under orders to disperse the crowd, brutally attacked the peaceful demonstrators with clubs and tear gas. This shocking violence was captured on television, drawing national attention to the Civil Rights Movement and highlighting the struggle for voting rights. The events of that day galvanized support for the movement and ultimately led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.