Selma and the civil rights movement in the United States

John Lewis

Deputee John Lewis talks at the commemoration of the Selma-Montgomery march, in which he participated in 1965 © Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Barack Obama a Selma

Barack Obama a Selma

Barack Obama shortly before of delivering his speech in Selma on 7 March 2015 © Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Politici in marcia oggi

Politici in marcia oggi

George W. Bush (former President), Michelle Obama and incumbent President Barack Obamaduring the ceremony commermorating the marches in Selma of 1965 © Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Selma, oggi

US Presidengt Barack Obama with the First Lady Michelle © Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Bush e Michelle

Bush e Michelle

Former President Bush and First Lady Michelle Obama © Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Selma 2015

Protesters marching in Selma in 2015 © Gerald Herbert-pool/Getty Images

Selma 2015

Protesters of the Selma-Montgomery march, fifty years later © Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Selma 2015

Protesters of the Selma-Montgomery march, fifty years later © Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Selma 2015

Protesters of the Selma-Montgomery march, fifty years later © Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Il discorso di Obama a Selma

Il discorso di Obama a Selma

Barack Obama delivering a speech in Selma on 7 March 2015 © Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Il discorso di Obama a Selma

Il discorso di Obama a Selma

Barack Obama delivers his speech in Selma on 7 March 2015 © Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Selma 1965

Black protesters during the march in 1965 © William Lovelace/Express/Getty Images

Poliziotti schierati a Selma nel 1965

Poliziotti schierati a Selma nel 1965

Police forces lined up during the Selma-Montgomery march in 1965 © William Lovelace/Express/Getty Images

Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King and his wife Coretta during the march in Selma © William Lovelace/Express/Getty Images

Marcia del 1965

Marcia del 1965

Martin Luther King with politicians and activists during the march in 1965 © William Lovelace/Express/Getty Images

Il ponte di Edmund Pettus

Il ponte di Edmund Pettus

US citizen marching on the Edmund Pettus bridge on 7 March 2015 © Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Selma

The city of Selma, today © Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Cittadini di Selma

Cittadini di Selma

Citizens of Selma © Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Selma

Street dedicated to Martin Luther King in Selma © Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Il ponte di Edmund Pettus

Il ponte di Edmund Pettus

US citizen marching on the Edmund Pettus bridge on 7 March 2015 © Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Barack Obama a Selma

Politici in marcia oggi

Bush e Michelle

Il discorso di Obama a Selma

Il discorso di Obama a Selma

Poliziotti schierati a Selma nel 1965

Martin Luther King

Marcia del 1965

Il ponte di Edmund Pettus

Cittadini di Selma

Il ponte di Edmund Pettus

10 march 2015,

by Editorial staff