Obama Delivers Speech to Mark 50th Anniversary of Civil Rights March in Selma
"At ceremony commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the historic civil rights march that began in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965, President Barack Obama delivered a speech on Saturday in which he celebrated the spirit and deeds of those who risked their lives facing down local police and state troopers as they demanded equal protection under the law and the right to vote half a century ago."