VIDEO DIARY: By the time I get to Selma...
A text and video diary of my travels to Selma, where 60 years ago today, civil rights activists led by John Lewis marched to the Alabama capitol, demanding justice and the right to vote.
The first time I went to Selma was in March of 2015, to cover the 50th Jubilee … the anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” which preceded the March 21, 1965 civil rights march to the Alabama Capitol, Montgomery. It was also the first time I met John Lewis in person, and also Gwen Ifill, one of my t…
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