President Biden marches in Selma, Alabama — in pictures

  • US President Joe Biden speaks at a Bloody Sunday event at Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on March 5. Bloomberg
    US President Joe Biden speaks at a Bloody Sunday event at Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on March 5. Bloomberg
  • Mr Biden prays with fellow participants including US representatives Maxine Waters, James Clyburn and Terri Sewell, and Rev Al Sharpton, on Edmund Pettus Bridge. Reuters
    Mr Biden prays with fellow participants including US representatives Maxine Waters, James Clyburn and Terri Sewell, and Rev Al Sharpton, on Edmund Pettus Bridge. Reuters
  • It was there in 1965 that white police officers beat unarmed civil rights marchers with batons and sprayed them with teargas. Reuters
    It was there in 1965 that white police officers beat unarmed civil rights marchers with batons and sprayed them with teargas. Reuters
  • Three protest rallies took place in 1965 along the 87-km route from Selma, Alabama, to state capital of Montgomery. Bloomberg
    Three protest rallies took place in 1965 along the 87-km route from Selma, Alabama, to state capital of Montgomery. Bloomberg
  • The marches were intended to express the desire of African-Americans to be given a constitutional right to vote, which Mr Biden called ‘the threshold of democracy’. Bloomberg
    The marches were intended to express the desire of African-Americans to be given a constitutional right to vote, which Mr Biden called ‘the threshold of democracy’. Bloomberg
  • Mr Biden greets Reverend Jesse Jackson before delivering remarks on Edmund Pettus Bridge. Bloomberg
    Mr Biden greets Reverend Jesse Jackson before delivering remarks on Edmund Pettus Bridge. Bloomberg
  • The Supreme Court has gutted voting rights over the past 20 years, Mr Biden told the crowd. Bloomberg
    The Supreme Court has gutted voting rights over the past 20 years, Mr Biden told the crowd. Bloomberg
  • As presidential candidate in 2020, Mr Biden promised to pursue sweeping legislation to bolster the protection of voting rights. Bloomberg
    As presidential candidate in 2020, Mr Biden promised to pursue sweeping legislation to bolster the protection of voting rights. Bloomberg
  • Mr Biden's visit to Selma was a chance to speak directly to the some of the current generation of civil rights activists. AP
    Mr Biden's visit to Selma was a chance to speak directly to the some of the current generation of civil rights activists. AP
  • The Rev Jesse Jackson participates in the march. AP
    The Rev Jesse Jackson participates in the march. AP
  • The scene at the bridge was very different to that on the fateful day 58 years ago. AP
    The scene at the bridge was very different to that on the fateful day 58 years ago. AP
  • Then, 600 peaceful demonstrators led by John Lewis and Hosea Williams had gathered, only weeks after the fatal shooting of a young black man, Jimmie Lee Jackson, by an Alabama police officer. AP
    Then, 600 peaceful demonstrators led by John Lewis and Hosea Williams had gathered, only weeks after the fatal shooting of a young black man, Jimmie Lee Jackson, by an Alabama police officer. AP