Biker crew gathers in Selma for Bloody Sunday commemoration honoring late Rep. John Lewis and civil rights giants brutally beaten in 1965 after Biden marked 56th anniversary by signing executive order to make voting easier
Bikers with the RedLiners Motorcycle Club from Atlanta gathered in front of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama
Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee marks the 56th anniversary of the day law enforcement officers brutally beat civil rights marchers on the bridge
This year was the first without civil rights icons Rep. John Lewis, the Rev. Joseph Lowery, the Rev. C.T. Vivian and attorney Bruce Boynton, who all died in 2020
56th Anniversary Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee: Schedule of events Share Updated: 9:34 PM CST Mar 5, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital Share Updated: 9:34 PM CST Mar 5, 2021
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Show Transcript Thank you, Terry. Thank you, my dear. Thank you. My sister, my colleague, for those kind words of introduction. My beloved brothers and sisters, Members of the American family. On this day, we have a nation have a great deal to be thankful for. Jimmie Lee Jackson, Jimmie Lee Jackson, whose death inspired the Selma march along with so many others did not make to see this day. But you and are here. We can bear witness to the distance will come and the purpose remain in 50 years. And we must use this moment to recommit ourselves to dough. We can finish the work. They re still work left to be done. Get out there and push and pull until we redeem the soul of America. Now I want to thank President Barack Obama and Mrs Obama, President George Bush and
alongside my colleague and good buddy, derek van dam, here to tell us about heavy rain an storms that are affecting the southern part of the u.s. you know, the severe weather that we re expecting later today is going to coincide with a lot of outdoor events, recognizing and honoring the civil rights anniversary, the selma bridge crossing, which took place over 50 years ago. there are going to be a lot of political contenders on site and drawing massive crowds as well. so hillary clinton, bernie sanders will also be on location, and unfortunately the timing couldn t be worse. so look at the graphics here, because you can see the severe weather that is expected to settle in right into alabama, as well as georgia, selma in the middle of the tv screen. and we also had a lot of mardi gras festivities taking place, fat tuesday coming up this upcoming tuesday. so you can imagine the weekend festivities across the south and the east. here is the potential severe weather threat today. damagin