“In Selma, a chance to hear a president and be part of
history”
By: Ann M. Simmons
Source: LA Times
President Obama spoke in front of thousands of people at the
Edmund Pettus Bridge; a site of violence and bitterness had become one peace
and triumph. Everyone was inspired and president Obama had recognized and
included his race and all other races in his speech. “ Fifty years from ‘Bloody
Sunday’, our march is not yet finished, but we’re getting closer. Two hundred
and thirty nine-years after the nations founding, our union is not yet perfect,
but we are getting closer. Our job’s easier because somebody already got us
through that first mile. Somebody already got us through that first mile.
Somebody already got us over that bridge” quoted Obama (Simmons, 1). George
Holmes a retired Department Corrections worker said he was eighteen years old
in March 1965 and did not participate in the Bloody Sunday march, but he did
take part in the demonstrations in his hometown of Birmingham. On Saturday it
was the fiftieth anniversary of Bloody Sunday. President Obama was there to
give a wide-ranging speech that mentioned diverse characters of Susan B.
Anthony, James Baldwin, Lewis and Clark, and more. People In the crowd loved
Obama’s speech and it affected the audience emotionally. Obama had said appropriate
things and stated true facts about racial discrimination. Students also
attended this ceremony and caught a glimpse of how this day is important and
what it means for the others who were affected by discrimination. Obama’s
speech in Selma was powerful and emotional; no one will forget this memorable
day.
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