On Sunday, several Democratic presidential hopefuls are joining civil rights icons for a march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama to commemorate the 54th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, a turning point in the struggle for civil rights.
Selma. pic.twitter.com/EjzMkFc2TD
— Matt Viser (@mviser) March 3, 2019
There are many live reports, videos, and photos being shared on Twitter, including from political analyst and commentator Roland S. Martin:
LIVE on #Periscope: 54th Annual March Across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma https://t.co/Zuxi0z9Je7
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) March 3, 2019
.@RevDrBarber stopped when he heard the nurses were at the foot of the #edmundpettusbridge.
So honored to be part of this day. #MedicareForAll #Selma54 pic.twitter.com/vQf4fuQYiI
— Bonnie Castillo (@NNUBonnie) March 3, 2019
On the #EdmundPettusBridge #SelmaJubilee2019 pic.twitter.com/KEaHzjFWJ8
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) March 3, 2019
This isn’t the best pic, but Hillary & Cory are in the front row walking across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma. ❤️? pic.twitter.com/RiV8Opgjsa
— Anna Notaro (@AnnaNotaro22) March 3, 2019
54th Annual March Across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma https://t.co/Q9VI2uSSph
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) March 3, 2019
Hundreds approaching the bottom of the #EdmundPettusBridge for the annual bridge crossing re-enactment commemorating #BloodySunday #Selma pic.twitter.com/YGC4v55Vok
— Emilie Ikeda (@emilie_ikeda) March 3, 2019
#Selma pic.twitter.com/H1i9kboOSF
— Emilie Ikeda (@emilie_ikeda) March 3, 2019
Replay the march live in the video above, via ABC 15. CNN’s Nia-Malika Henderson was live on the scene and offered her own insights into the march and the movement, as well as on the presence of the Democrat hopefuls. Watch below, via CNN.
[Image via screengrab]