President Joe Biden visits Selma, Ala., to commemorate ‘Bloody Sunday’
President Joe Biden visited Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 5, to commemorate the 58th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," a landmark event of the civil rights movement.
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Crowds gather to hear President Joe Biden speak at the 58th anniversary commemoration of Bloody Sunday on Sunday, March 5, at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Crowds gather to hear President Joe Biden speak at the 58th anniversary commemoration of Bloody Sunday on Sunday, March 5, at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Joe Biden greets the Rev. Jesse Jackson in Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 5, as he arrives to commemorate the 58th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," a landmark event of the civil rights movement.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Attendees listen to speakers during an event to commemorate the 58th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," a landmark event of the civil rights movement, on Sunday, March 5, in Selma, Ala.ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, center, participates in a march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 5, to commemorate the 58th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," a landmark event of the civil rights movement.ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Joe Biden listens to speakers during an event to commemorate the 58th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," a landmark event of the civil rights movement, on Sunday, March 5, in Selma, Ala.ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Rev. Al Sharpton, center, poses for a photo in Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 5, during an event to commemorate the 58th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” a landmark event of the civil rights movement.ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Joe Biden blows a kiss to the crowd alongside Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., left, in Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 5, during an event to commemorate the 58th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” a landmark event of the civil rights movement.ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Joe Biden speaks near the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 5, to commemorate the 58th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” a landmark event of the civil rights movement.ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Joe Biden speaks near the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 5, to commemorate the 58th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," a landmark event of the civil rights movement.ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Joe Biden speaks near the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 5, to commemorate the 58th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” a landmark event of the civil rights movement.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 5, to commemorate the 58th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," a landmark event of the civil rights movement.ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Joe Biden walks across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 5, to commemorate the 58th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," a landmark event of the civil rights movement.ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Joe Biden begins to walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 5, to commemorate the 58th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," a landmark event of the civil rights movement. With Biden is Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., the Rev. Al Sharpton, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Martin Luther King III.ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Joe Biden talks with Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., center, and the Rev. Al Sharpton after walking across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 5, to commemorate the 58th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," a landmark event of the civil rights movement. Sharpton holds hands with the Rev. Jesse Jackson at right.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Martin Luther King, Jr. and civil rights marchers cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., heading for the capitol in Montgomery, Ala., March 21, 1965. On Sunday, March 5, 2023, President Joe Biden is set to pay tribute to the heroes of “Bloody Sunday," joining thousands for the annual commemoration of the seminal moment in the civil rights movement that led to passage of landmark voting rights legislation nearly 60 years ago. On March 21, 1965, King began a third march, under federal protection, which grew by thousands by the time they arrived at the state capital.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tear gas fills the air as state troopers, ordered by Alabama Gov. George Wallace, break up a march at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., March 7, 1965, on what became known as Bloody Sunday. On Sunday, March 5, 2023, President Joe Biden is set to pay tribute to the heroes of “Bloody Sunday," joining thousands for the annual commemoration of the seminal moment in the civil rights movement that led to passage of landmark voting rights legislation nearly 60 years ago.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Debris litters the ground around homes heavily damaged by last month's tornado in Selma, Ala., Tuesday, Feb. 14. A month after a tornado ravaged historic Selma, a city etched in the history of the civil rights movement, residents and city officials say they are bracing for a long recovery.