PHOTOS: Marking Bloody Sunday 55 years later in Selma

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PHOTOS: Marking Bloody Sunday 55 years later in Selma

John Lewis, others reenact historic moment for civil rights movement.

March 1, 2020 Selma: A group of men hoist U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Atlanta, on their shoulders so he can speak to the crowd of marchers at the Edmund Pettus Bridge during Selma's re-enactment of Bloody Sunday on Sunday, March 1, 2020, in Selma. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

March 1, 2020 Selma: Former Mayor of New York City and Democrat Candidate for President Michael Bloomberg pats the Rev. Jesse Jackson on the shoulder as he takes the stage to speak at Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Chruch with Martin Luther King III looking on during Selma's re-enactment of Bloody Sunday on Sunday, March 1, 2020, in Selma. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

March 1, 2020 Selma: U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Atlanta, is helped walking from the Edmund Pettus Bridge while making an appearance and speech during Selma's re-enactment of Bloody Sunday on Sunday, March 1, 2020, in Selma. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

March 1, 2020 Selma: U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Atlanta, is helped walking from the Edmund Pettus Bridge while making an appearance and speech during Selma's re-enactment of Bloody Sunday on Sunday, March 1, 2020, in Selma. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

March 1, 2020 Selma: Former candidate for governor Stacey Abrams crosses the Edmund Pettus Bridge during Selma's re-enactment of Bloody Sunday on Sunday, March 1, 2020, in Selma. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

March 1, 2020 Selma: Former candidate for governor Stacey Abrams (left) is presented the National Unity Award by attorney Faya Toureâ at The Martin and Coretta King Unity Breakfast during Selma's re-enactment of Bloody Sunday on Sunday, March 1, 2020, in Selma. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

March 1, 2020 Selma: Former candidate for governor Stacey Abrams speaks at Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church with Joe Biden, Former United States Vice-President and Democrat candidate for President looking on during Selma's re-enactment of Bloody Sunday on Sunday, March 1, 2020, in Selma. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

March 1, 2020 Selma: Several members of the congregation turn their backs on former Mayor of New York City and Democrat Candidate for President Michael Bloomberg while he speaks at Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church during Selma's re-enactment of Bloody Sunday on Sunday, March 1, 2020, in Selma. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

March 1, 2020 Selma: U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Atlanta, thanks the crowd of marchers as he concludes his speech on the Edmund Pettus Bridge during Selma's re-enactment of Bloody Sunday on Sunday, March 1, 2020, in Selma. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

March 1, 2020 Selma: Joe Biden, Former United States Vice-President and Democrat candidate for President, pays compliments to former candidate for governor Stacey Abrams while speaking at Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church during Selma's re-enactment of Bloody Sunday on Sunday, March 1, 2020, in Selma. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

March 1, 2020 Selma: A woman wearing a your vote can save America shirt cheers on former candidate for governor Stacey Abrams (left) while she speaks at Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church during Selma's re-enactment of Bloody Sunday with Joe Biden (right), Former United States Vice-President and Democrat candidate for President on Sunday, March 1, 2020, in Selma. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

March 1, 2020 Selma: More than a thousand marchers fill the street arriving at the Edmund Pettus Bridge during Selma's re-enactment of Bloody Sunday on Sunday, March 1, 2020, in Selma. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

March 1, 2020 Selma: U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Atlanta, is helped through a sea of marchers as he arrives to speak at the Edmund Pettus Bridge during Selma's re-enactment of Bloody Sunday on Sunday, March 1, 2020, in Selma. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

March 1, 2020 Selma: The choir takes a selfie with Joe Biden, Former United States Vice-President and Democrat candidate for President, after his speech at Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church during Selma's re-enactment of Bloody Sunday on Sunday, March 1, 2020, in Selma. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

March 1, 2020 Selma: The Rev. Jesse Jackson is helped accross the Edmund Pettus Bridge during Selma's re-enactment of Bloody Sunday on Sunday, March 1, 2020, in Selma. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

March 1, 2020 Selma: Former candidate for governor Stacey Abrams looks on while former Mayor of New York City and Democrat Candidate for President Michael Bloomberg speaks at Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Chruch during Selma's re-enactment of Bloody Sunday on Sunday, March 1, 2020, in Selma. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

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March 1, 2020 Selma: A group of men hoist U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Atlanta, on their shoulders so he can speak to the crowd of marchers at the Edmund Pettus Bridge during Selma's re-enactment of Bloody Sunday on Sunday, March 1, 2020, in Selma. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

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