Years ago, when hundreds of people led by, among them, a young john lewis, 25 years old now a congressman and one of the leaders of the student nonviolence coordinating committee, marched in nonviolence over the bridge. This city gave birth to the movement that changed this nation forever. Our country will never, ever be the same because of what amy all that and more coming up. Amy welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. We are broadcasting from alabama. Tens of thousands of people traveled to selma alabama, this week and the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday. On march 7 1965, hundreds of peaceful Voting Rights activists were attacked by police crossing the Edmund Pettus bridge as they attempt to march to montgomery. 50 years later, president obama attorney general eric holder, commerce member john lewis were among those Congress Member john lewis were among those to acknowledge Voting Rights remain under siege. The selma protest came as p
Somebody already got us over that bridge. Amy tens of thousands of people marched on sunday in the largest rally ever, commemorating 50 years ago, when hundreds of people led by, among them, a young john lewis, 25 years old now a congressman and one of the leaders of the student nonviolence coordinating committee, marched in nonviolence over the bridge. This city gave birth to the movement that changed this nation forever. Our country will never, ever be the same because of what happened on this bridge. Amy all that and more coming up. Amy welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. We are broadcasting from alabama. Tens of thousands of people traveled to selma alabama, this week and the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday. On march 7 1965, hundreds of peaceful Voting Rights activists were attacked by police crossing the Edmund Pettus bridge as they attempt to march to montgomery. 50 years later, president obama attorney general eric holder, com
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