President Obama’s remarks at Selma
He was met at the podium and introduced by Representative John Lewis, who was beaten on the Edmund Pettus bridge 50 years ago as he participated in the first attempt to march across the bridge.
He was met at the podium and introduced by Representative John Lewis, who was beaten on the Edmund Pettus bridge 50 years ago as he participated in the first attempt to march across the bridge.
By US Representative John Lewis. Read his entire Twitter stream for photographs and memories. I thought I saw death. I thought I was going to die. #Selma50 pic.twitter.com/AhM8ujpsYi — John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) March 7, 2015