Thousands March in Selma For the 50th Anniversary of "Bloody Sunday"

Thousands of people walked across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, AL, on Sunday to commemorate 1965's "Bloody Sunday," a civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery that took place nearly half a century ago. The historic march ended with a violent attack on 600 activists by state troopers and police who used batons and tear gas on the crowd, but on the 50th anniversary of the march, the mood was more celebratory. An estimated 70,000 demonstrators sang "We Shall Overcome" and carried signs that said "Black Life Matters" as they crossed the bridge. The occasion brought out families, activists, and other supporters, including young children. Earlier on Saturday, Barack Obama also visited Selma to touch on how far the civil rights movement has come — watch the president's moving speech on the fight for racial equality, and keep reading to see the powerful images from the march.