Barack Obama: “Selma is such a place. In one afternoon 50 years ago, so much of our…”

On the recordMarch 7, 2015

Selma is such a place. In one afternoon 50 years ago, so much of our turbulent history... all that history met on this bridge.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at the 50th Anniversary of the Selma Marches

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Barack Obama: “Selma is such a place. In one afternoon 50 years ago, so much of our turbulent history... all that history met on this…”