John Lewis Crosses Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma a Final Time
etonline.comJohn Lewis' body is being carried across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on Sunday. It's the bridge that he crossed in the march to Montgomery on March 7, 1965, a day that would become known as «Bloody Sunday.»«John was determined to fight for equality and justice, putting his own life on the line in the service of others and a brighter future for everyone,» said Congresswoman Terri Sewell on Sunday. «John crossed bridges so many times -- insisting that our nation live up to the ideals upon which it was founded.
As he always said, he gave a little blood on that bridge.»Lewis' casket was brought across the bridge in a horse-drawn caisson, following the route he took on «Bloody Sunday.» People in the crowd shouted «thank you, John.
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