2020 hopefuls visit Selma for anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' march
By Michael Burke - 03/03/19 05:43 PM EST
Several Democratic presidential hopefuls visited Selma, Ala., on Sunday to commemorate the 54th anniversary of the “Bloody Sunday†civil rights march in the city.
Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), who have each announced their 2020 candidacies, were among those in attendance for services and a march to mark the anniversary. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who is considering his own White House bid, was also in attendance.
The original march occurred on March 7, 1965, when peaceful demonstrators marched from Selma toward Montgomery and were violently attacked by law enforcement as they attempted to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
On Sunday afternoon, demonstrators again marched across the same bridge.
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