Selma 50th Anniversary: Barack Obama Photos

President Barack Obama speaks in front of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala. on March 7, 2015.

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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hold hands with former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush, and Rep. John Lewis during commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 'Bloody Sunday' historical civil rights march at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala. on March 7, 2015.

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President Barack Obama hugs Rep. John Lewis, one of the original marchers at Selma, at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala. on March 7, 2015.

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The crowd takes photos and cheer for President Barack Obama as he speaks near the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala. on March 7, 2015.

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President Barack Obama talks to a young member of the audience after speaking in Selma, Ala. on March 7, 2015.

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President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, their daughters Malia and Sasha, as well as members of Congress and civil rights leaders make a symbolic walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala. on March 7, 2015.

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President Barack Obama, center, walks as he holds hands with Amelia Boynton Robinson and Rep. John Lewis, who were beaten during 'Bloody Sunday,' as they and the first family walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on the 50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Ala. on March 7, 2015.

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