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Barack Obama Selma 50th anniversary speech
2015 speech by U.S. President Barack Obama
On March 7, 2015, President of the United StatesBarack Obama delivered a speech at Edmund Pettus Bridge to mark the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery marches on the subject of race relations within the United States. Among the estimated 40,000 present[1] were former President George W. Bush, former First Lady Laura Bush, and Amelia Boynton Robinson, John Lewis, Diane Nash, Bernard Lafayette, and many other 'foot soldiers' who had taken part in the march in 1965.[2]
Writing the speech
[edit]The formal writing process for the speech began on February 25, working closely with speechwriter Cody Keenan.[3] In preparation, Keenan had read works by Taylor Branch and had been watching speeches by Rep. John Lewis. A few days earlier, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani had made remarks about whether President Obama loved America, leading Keenan to suggest that the speech focus on patriotism.[4] The first draft was completed on March 5, two days before the address, and Obama instructed Keenan to add references to Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walt Whitman.[4] The speech went through five drafts before March 7,[3] with Obama sti
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Obama praises Selma 'heroes' 50 years after march
US President Barack Obama has marked the 50th anniversary of the Selma civil rights march in Alabama by paying tribute to the "heroes" who took part.
He delivered a speech commemorating "Bloody Sunday" on 7 March 1965, when security forces attacked black demonstrators in the city.
Mr Obama said the marchers, who were campaigning for equal voting rights, had "given courage to millions".
His wife Michelle and about 100 members of Congress also attended the event.
"Because of what they did, the doors of opportunity swung open not just for African-Americans, but for every American," he said, standing in front of the Edmund Pettus Bridge where the violence took place.
A crowd of some 40,000 people watched as Mr Obama and his family led a symbolic walk across part of the bridge, accompanied by those who had made the march in 1965.
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