Marchers Cross Brooklyn Bridge for Selma Anniversary

Demonstrators marched over the Brooklyn Bridge to mark the 50th anniversary of the landmark event of the civil rights movement in Selma.

Demonstrators march over the Brooklyn Bridge to mark the 50th anniversary of the landmark event of the civil rights movement in Selma, Ala., on Saturday, March 7, 2015, in New York. Fifty years ago marchers crossing a bridge in Selma for a voting rights demonstration were beaten by police in a confrontation called "Bloody Sunday." (AP Photo/John Minchillo)John Minchillo / AP

March 7, 2015, 8:57 PM UTC / Updated March 7, 2015, 8:57 PM UTC

Demonstrators marched over the Brooklyn Bridge to mark the 50th anniversary of the landmark event of the civil rights movement in Selma, Ala., on Saturday in New York City. Fifty years ago marchers crossing a bridge in Selma for a voting rights demonstration were beaten by police in a confrontation called "Bloody Sunday."