day known as bloody sunday. on this day in 1965, 600 people began a march from selma to montgomery, demanding an toned discrimination in voter registration. marchers were beaten by white state troopers, including the late congressman john lewis, as they tried to cross the edmund pettus bridge. it helped spark outrage. cnn s arlette saenz is joining us right now. arlette is there in selma for the event today. the president is expected to make his own case for maintaining, restoring lost voter rights. reporter: yeah, fred, he is. the president will make his arguments against the backdrop of what was a brutal, yet very historic moment in the civil rights movement. the president will be here to celebrate the 58th anniversary of bloody sunday, as you recapped, the moment where civil rights and voting rights activists crossed that bridge right behind me and were severely beaten by police officers, many white police officers. the president is traveling to selma. the white house sa
it premieres sunday. that s tonight actually. tonight at: 9:00. the next hour of cnn newsroom starts right now. hello again, everyone. we begin this hour in selma, alabama where just moments ago president biden arrived to mark the 59th anniversary of what s known as bloody sunday. marchers included the late congressman john lewis were beaten by white state trooper as they tried to cross the pettis bridge. arlette, the president is expected to give a speech. set the stage for us now. president biden s speech here in selma has two purposes. first off the white house said that he wants to ensure that the memory of what happened on that day 58 years ago is not a race from american history. and, secondly, the president is expected to once again make the case for voting rights. that brutal day here in selma, alabama, really served as a significant moment in the civil rights movement and led to the signing of the voting rights act. what the president has repeatedly tried to do
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