July 26, 2020 | Part Of Edmund Pettus Bridge Processional in Honor of Rep. John Lewis (1940-2020)

Edmund Pettus Bridge Processional in Honor of Representative John Lewis

As part of Representative John Lewis' (D-GA) procession to the Alabama state capitol in Montgomery, a caisson carried his casket across… read more

As part of Representative John Lewis' (D-GA) procession to the Alabama state capitol in Montgomery, a caisson carried his casket across Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge. The congressman and civil rights leader on March 7, 1965, was one of many demonstrators beaten by police as they marched from Selma to Montgomery in what has become known as Bloody Sunday. Representative Lewis died on July 17, 2020. close

Report Video Issue

People in this video

U.S. Representative (Former) [D] Georgia

More Videos From

Edmund Pettus Bridge Processional in Honor of Rep. John Lewis (1940-2020)

5,147 Views

Program ID:: 474216-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Public Affairs Event
Location:: Selma, Alabama, United States
First Aired:: Jul 26, 2020 | 11:51am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Jul 27, 2020 | 1:32am EDT | C-SPAN 1

Airing Details

Jul 26, 2020 | 11:51am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Jul 26, 2020 | 4:54pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Jul 26, 2020 | 10:31pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Jul 27, 2020 | 1:32am EDT | C-SPAN 1

MP4 video - Standard

Price:

$4.99

Add to Basket

There was an error processing your purchase.
MP3 audio - Standard

Price:

$0.99

Add to Basket

There was an error processing your purchase.

Related Video

See all on Civil Rights

July 21, 2020
Senator Durbin Tribute to Representative John Lewis

Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke on the Senate floor about the life and legacy of Representative John Lewis…
February 24, 2020
Q&A with Peggy Wallace Kennedy

Peggy Wallace Kennedy, the author of The Broken Road: George Wallace and a Daughter’s Journey to Reconciliation, talked about her segregationist…
April 23, 2018
Voting Rights March in Selma

In March of 1965, civil rights activists and religious leaders marched from Selma to Montgomery to demand African Americans be given the…
April 23, 2018
Edmund Pettus Bridge

General Edmund Pettus, the namesake for the bridge at the beginning of the route from Selma to Montgomery, was a Civil War General and…

User Created Clips from This Video

July 26, 2020
User Clip: Edmund Pettus Bridge Processional in Honor of Rep. John Lewis (1940-2020)
- 10 minutes
- 63 views
July 26, 2020
User Clip: John Lewis, Edmund Pettus Bridge
- 2 minutes
- 25 views
July 26, 2020
User Clip: Casket of Rep. John Lewis crosses Edmund Pettus Bridge
- 33 seconds
- 18 views
July 26, 2020
User Clip: John Lewis processional across Pettus Bridge
- 26 minutes
- 12 views

View all clips from this video